Located in the Dampier Archipelago of Western Australia, Murujuga is the single largest archaeological site in the world. It contains an estimated one million petroglyphs, or rock art motifs, produced by the Indigenous Australians who have historically inhabited the archipelago. To date, there has been no comprehensive survey of the site’s petroglyphs or those who created them. Since the 1960s, regional mining interests have caused significant damage to this site, destroying an estimated 5 to 25 percent of the petroglyphs in Murujuga. Today, Murujuga holds the unenviable status of being one of the most endangered archaeological sites in the world and has been nominated to be included in the World-Heritage List by UNESCO. In this Penn Cultural Heritage Center talk, Dr. José Antonio González Zarandona will speak in detail about the history of Murujuga, drawing from his forthcoming book Murujuga: Rock Art, Heritage, and Landscape Iconoclasm, published by Penn Press.
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Language:
English
Recommended ages (grades)
Adult Learners, Higher Education
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Date & Time
Time Zone: US Eastern Standard Time
Date |
Duration |
12/3/2020 12:30:00 PM |
60 |
Registration deadline is 12/03/2020
Cost
Standard Cost
FREE