Dampier Archipelago cultural landscape
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The Dampier Archipelago cultural landscape is a heritage-rich coastal region in Western Australia renowned for its exceptionally dense and ancient Aboriginal rock art and archaeological sites.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aboriginal cultural landscape
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cultural landscape ⓘ heritage place ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aboriginal traditional owners
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Murujuga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
burial sites
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camping places ⓘ ceremonial sites ⓘ petroglyphs ⓘ quarries ⓘ rock engravings ⓘ shell middens ⓘ stone arrangements ⓘ |
| environmentType |
arid zone
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coastal ⓘ |
| hasChronology | tens of thousands of years of cultural continuity ⓘ |
| hasCulturalValueFor | Aboriginal communities of the Pilbara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEarliestEvidenceOf | Pleistocene Aboriginal occupation ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
coastal islands and peninsulas
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intertidal zones ⓘ rocky outcrops ⓘ |
| hasHeritageType |
Indigenous heritage
ⓘ
archaeological heritage ⓘ rock art landscape ⓘ |
| hasManagementConcern |
balancing heritage conservation and resource development
ⓘ
protection of rock art from industrial emissions ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
exceptional archaeological site density
ⓘ
long-term record of human occupation ⓘ outstanding concentration of Aboriginal rock art ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Australia
ⓘ
Dampier Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ Pilbara region NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Australia ⓘ |
| partOf | Murujuga cultural landscape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedFor |
antiquity of archaeological record
ⓘ
density of rock art ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
industrial development
ⓘ
port and mining infrastructure ⓘ |
| usedFor |
archaeological research
ⓘ
traditional cultural practices ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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