Contemporary Indigenous relationships to rock art

该项目旨在了解考古遗产在当今土著人民生活中的作用和意义。考古调查通常依赖于物体、图像和地点作为过去人类活动的证据，但这些“人工制品”也可以告诉我们人类与其考古遗产之间的现代关系。该项目将研究卡奔塔里亚湾西南部的土著人民如何接触岩石艺术，这是考古记录中最直观的方面之一。该项目侧重于岩石艺术关系的文化重建，旨在提供新的理解，为国家和土著的未来提供信息，并支持陆地和海洋管理的逐步进步。

This project aims to understand the roles and meanings of archaeological heritage in the lives of Indigenous people today. Archaeological investigations typically rely on objects, images and places as evidence of past human activity, but these "artefacts" could also tell us about present-day relationships between people and their archaeological heritage. The project will examine how Aboriginal people from the south-western Gulf of Carpentaria engage with rock art, one of the most visual aspects of the archaeological record. By focussing on the cultural re-working of relationships to rock art, this project aims to provide new understandings to inform national and Indigenous futures, and support progressive advancements in land and sea management.