History Places: Wellington Range rock art in a global context

该项目旨在调查澳大利亚最非凡的岩石艺术机构之一，分布在阿纳姆地的惠灵顿山脉，以回答重要的考古研究问题，为传统所有者提供岩石艺术遗产的全面数字记录，并制定长期管理计划。实地研究将包括调查、二维和三维岩石艺术记录、有限的挖掘和取样以确定年代。该项目旨在将惠灵顿山脉的岩石艺术置于区域和全球背景下，以便更好地理解北澳大利亚土著居民的长期经历及其与其他狩猎采集者群体的关系，并获得对人类文化和认知发展的新见解。

The project aims to investigate one of Australia’s most extraordinary bodies of rock art, spread across Arnhem Land’s Wellington Range, in order to answer important archaeological research questions, provide Traditional Owners with a comprehensive digital record of their rock art heritage and develop a long term management plan. Field research will include survey, 2-D and 3-D rock art recording, limited excavation and sampling for dating. The project is designed to situate Wellington Range rock art in regional and global contexts in order to better understand long-term north Australian Aboriginal experience and its expression in relation to other hunter-gatherer groups and to gain new insight into human cultural and cognitive development.