New research has uncovered internationally significant rock art sites in Arnhem Land were far from random and instead ‘chosen’ for the critical vantage points they provided. The research team used aerial and drone surveys, subsurface imaging and elevation data to create the first high-resolution palaeolandscape modelling to help them understand 103 separate rock art sites in the region’s rich Red Lily Lagoon area. What this innovative research has done is statistically model what the environmental conditions were like 15,000-28,000 years ago — when even the floodplain floor was 7-15 meters lower than where it sits today.
New research has uncovered internationally significant rock art sites in Arnhem Land were far from random and instead ‘chosen’ for the critical vantage points they provided. The research team used aerial and drone surveys, subsurface imaging and elevation data to create the first high-resolution palaeolandscape modelling to help them understand 103 separate rock art sites in the region’s rich Red Lily Lagoon area. What this innovative research has done is statistically model what the environmental conditions were like 15,000-28,000 years ago — when even the floodplain floor was 7-15 meters lower than where it sits today. New research has uncovered internationally significant rock art sites in Arnhem Land were far from random and instead ‘chosen’ for the critical vantage points they provided. The research team used aerial and drone surveys, subsurface imaging and elevation data to create the first high-resolution palaeolandscape modelling to help them understand 103 separate rock art sites in the region’s rich Red Lily Lagoon area. What this innovative research has done is statistically model what the environmental conditions were like 15,000-28,000 years ago — when even the floodplain floor was 7-15 meters lower than where it sits today.