Murujuga Rock Art Classification and Taxonomy

Jo McDonald; Ken Mulvaney; Sarah de Koning; Victoria Anderson

Murujuga Rock Art Classification and Taxonomy

Jo McDonald, Ken Mulvaney, Sarah de Koning, Victoria Anderson

Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter › peer-review

Abstract

In many parts of Australia, including here at Murujuga, Aboriginal tradition holds that rock art is a permanent marker left by ancestor beings in the Dreaming, as an acknowledgement of their presence and actions (e.g. Tonkinson 1978), and as a sign of the cultural laws that must be followed. For Murujuga and the wider Pilbara, the ancestor beings are known as the Marga (Palmer 1977b). The Dreaming beings and ancestors must be acknowledged and the images respected. Custodians have a responsibility to ensure cultural safety and the wellbeing of visitors, including researchers.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Murujuga: Dynamics of the Dreaming
Subtitle of host publication	A long and short history of this cultural landscape with reference to rock art, stone features, excavations and historical sites recorded across the Dampier Archipelago between 2014 and 2018
Editors	Jo McDonald, Ken Mulvaney
Place of Publication	Perth, Australia
Publisher	UWA Publishing
Chapter	3
Pages	27-50
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-76080-252-3
ISBN (Print)	978-1-76080-255-4
Publication status	Published - Dec 2023

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https://www.crarm.uwa.edu.au/publications/m2-chapter03Licence: CC BY-NC-ND

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Murujuga - Dynamics of the Dreaming
McDonald, J. (Chief Investigator), Veth, P. (Chief Investigator), Paterson, A. (Chief Investigator), Hampson, J. (Chief Investigator), Glaskin, K. (Chief Investigator), Whitley, T. (Chief Investigator), Bourke, P. (Chief Investigator) & Mulvaney, K. (Chief Investigator)
ARC Australian Research Council
1/01/14 → 31/12/16
Project: Research

1 Edited book/Anthology
1 Chapter

Murujuga: Dynamics of the Dreaming: A long and short history of this cultural landscape with reference to rock art, stone features, excavations and historical sites recorded across the Dampier Archipelago between 2014 and 2018
The Centre for Rock Art Research and Management (CRAR+M), 6 Dec 2023, 1st ed. Perth: UWA Publishing. 775 p. (CRAR+M Monograph Series; no. 2)
Research output: Book/Report › Edited book/Anthology › peer-review

Open Access
Murujuga: Dynamics of the Dreaming: Introduction to the Project
McDonald, J., Dec 2023, Murujuga: Dynamics of the Dreaming : A long and short history of this cultural landscape with reference to rock art, stone features, excavations and historical sites recorded across the Dampier Archipelago between 2014 and 2018. McDonald, J. & Mulvaney, K. (eds.). Perth: UWA Publishing, Vol. 2. p. 1-10 (CRAR+M Monograph Series).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter › peer-review

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McDonald, J., Mulvaney, K., de Koning, S., & Anderson, V. (2023). Murujuga Rock Art Classification and Taxonomy. In J. McDonald, & K. Mulvaney (Eds.), Murujuga: Dynamics of the Dreaming: A long and short history of this cultural landscape with reference to rock art, stone features, excavations and historical sites recorded across the Dampier Archipelago between 2014 and 2018 (pp. 27-50). UWA Publishing. https://www.crarm.uwa.edu.au/publications/m2-chapter03

McDonald, Jo ; Mulvaney, Ken ; de Koning, Sarah et al. / Murujuga Rock Art Classification and Taxonomy. Murujuga: Dynamics of the Dreaming: A long and short history of this cultural landscape with reference to rock art, stone features, excavations and historical sites recorded across the Dampier Archipelago between 2014 and 2018. editor / Jo McDonald ; Ken Mulvaney. Perth, Australia : UWA Publishing, 2023. pp. 27-50

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Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter › peer-review

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McDonald J , Mulvaney K , de Koning S, Anderson V. Murujuga Rock Art Classification and Taxonomy. In McDonald J, Mulvaney K, editors, Murujuga: Dynamics of the Dreaming: A long and short history of this cultural landscape with reference to rock art, stone features, excavations and historical sites recorded across the Dampier Archipelago between 2014 and 2018. Perth, Australia: UWA Publishing. 2023. p. 27-50 Epub 2023 Aug 25.

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Murujuga: Dynamics of the Dreaming: A long and short history of this cultural landscape with reference to rock art, stone features, excavations and historical sites recorded across the Dampier Archipelago between 2014 and 2018

Murujuga: Dynamics of the Dreaming: Introduction to the Project

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