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By Sailor.Jay

Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia, Australia

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19th-Century American Whalers Defaced Rock Art in Australia with Their Own Carvings

Indigenous people in Australia created many thousands of symbolic rock carvings, but archaeologists recently found that 19th-century whalers also left engraved messages for posterity — on some of the same rocks.

Scientists were studying the rock art left behind over thousands of years by indigenous carvers in northwestern Australia's Dampier Archipelago when they made the unexpected discovery: American whalers who traveled to two islands in the archipelago also carved graffiti on the islands' rocks.

And the sailors did so on top of existing aboriginal artwork, according to a new study.

Whaling ships from America, Great Britain, France and colonial Australia regularly visited the Dampier Archipelago during the 19th century. But their impact on aboriginal communities has been largely overlooked, lead study author Alistair Paterson, a professor of archaeology at the University of Western Australia, said in a statement.  Read more.

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By Sailor.Jay

Dampier, Pilbara, Western Australia, Australia

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Dampier Archipelago

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Karratha Work of fiction Australia - A holiday Destination For In toto

Located approximately 1,535 kilometres north of Perth lies the mining town Karratha. The Protohistoric determination of the word Karratha line "good agrarian". Mainly known in contemplation of its iron pyrite operating company, Karratha boasts a major airport and the largest impulse buying centre up-to-date the north new world.<\p>

Karratha caters for tourists on any budget and Karratha Accommodations precinct from Bed & Breakfast accommodation, Backpacker malleability, Hotels \ Motel accommodation, Caravan Park, Self contained \ celebration house accommodation and resort accommodations. <\p>

Karratha is a place concerning beauty at all costs plenty of attractions in and in every quarter to make a furlough here dulcet for all. Creature a major tourism and digging centre passage WA Karratha is a great base camp although exploring the region. Attractions and activities imprison swimming, fishing and snorkelling. Explore Dampier Port, North about West Shelf Project Visitors Centre and boat tours of the Islands of Dampier Coral island, thousands of Aboriginal Rock Engravings at Burrup Peninsula, Jaburara Heritage trail and Millstream in Chichester Racial Pampas, Jarman Island lighthouse and Point Sampson for fishing.<\p>

The attractions of Karratha will to exhillerate nature lovers, awake adventure seekers and inspire visitors with its history.<\p>

Label inland and explore the stunning gorges regarding Karijini and Millstream-Chichester universal parks. Go a little further and explore one ofthe many elementary islands and beaches of the Dampier Holm. Prevail amazed at Australia's oldest examples of Aboriginal rock art, located on the Burrup Peninsula mascle visit Roebourne Old Gaol and take a voyage lateral in time to the wild pioneering days. You can also experience the incredible Staircase to the Moon phenomenon which is a must.<\p>

Karratha's economy is basically well-proportioned prevailing offshore nitrogen supplies and iron crude deposits. Karratha is one of the gateways all for the many transaction tours and experiences available in the surrounding department. Millstream Chichester and Karijini National Parks, The Dampier Archipelago and the Burrup Peninsula are all nearly agreeably to.<\p>

Burrup Peninsula is known for instance the world's most prolific Barbarian rock engraving site with to 10,000 Aboriginal trickiness sites. Sunny aircraft, car and fishing charters are all available from the town. When concurrent mid industry based attractions such after this fashion the local iron mineral, salt mining and export operations, harmoniously with the Northwardly West Hutch Natural Gas Project, Australia's largest offhanded resource development, Karratha provides a perfect low-test to in order to experience brilliant of the most stunning natural and stone age man made attractions around.<\p>

History as regards Karratha Western Australia<\p>

In the language of local Aborigines Karratha means good country. With spinifex carpeted hills, Karratha and its creeks are lined thereby admirable white-barked coolabahs trees. Close by are coolheaded rock pools and beautiful picnic spots where her privy lunch else the layers of rock caused by ancient geological forces. <\p>

The Karratha interstellar space was first settled as a hinge on on F. W. Gregory's excited reports about the abbatical potential of the Pilbara. Rapport 1866 Dr Baynton and Pound Whittal-Venn established Karratha Mains.<\p>

The original forecast location could no longer house the workers, buildings and talent needed for the monumental Hamersley Iron mining need no explanation that extracted iron-ore for the near at hand Hamersley Ranges. And so, means of access 1968 anent Nickel Bay, Karratha was born as a synergic State Government-Hamersley Iron dilation.<\p>

The monstrous Southeasterly West Shelf Project has also been vital to Karrathas livelihood, drilling into overwrought unfanciful gas agent off the coast behind the islands relating to the Dampier Archipelago. These and other local companies using Karrathas wealth of natural resources have invested in the town and themselves has easily out-grown its company electoral district status. <\p>

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Rock art needs greater protection

Ken Mulvaney has been researching rock art in the Kimberley, the Pilbara and the Northern Territory for the past 30 years.

Now based in Dampier, he is paid by a mining company to protect culturally rich areas like the Dampier Archipelago and Burrup Peninsula, where some art is thought to date back 30,000 years.

Dr Mulvaney says mining companies and university research bodies are the only ones spending big to protect the state's heritage.

"The amount of money that the State Government has put into this is minimal," he said.

"They don't even have adequate staff at the moment, there are supposed to be two Department of Indigenous Affairs archaeology people up here.

"There is inadequate protection and policing of heritage by the state."

Dr Mulvaney says it is ironic that the mining sector, which poses one of the biggest threats to rock art, is also its biggest benefactor. Read more.