Rock art shows early contact with US whalers on Australia's remote northwest coast
- Written by Jo McDonald, Director, Centre for Rock Art Research + Management, University of Western Australia
Detail of the Connecticut Inscription, with image enhancement.Centre for Rock Art Research and Management database, Author provided
Rock inscriptions made by crews from two North American whaleships in the early 19th century were found superimposed over earlier Aboriginal engravings in the Dampier Archipelago.
Details of the find in northern Western...
Read more: Rock art shows early contact with US whalers on Australia's remote northwest coast