Stone tools and quarry site

Tools
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Difficult to see at first, but if you look closely, remnants of stone tool making can be discerned in amongst the rocky rubble of this site. The rangers explain that there were quarry sites in the area where their ancestors carved and traded prized rock for making tools.

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Murujuga - Nganjarli walk trail

Hip-bone-sticking-out: Welcome to Murujuga

Nganjarli (Deep Gorge) trail is the first public walk to welcome visitors to the people, culture and rock art of the Murujuga National Park, which is proposed as a world heritage site. Opened in 2021...

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Hearson Cove Road
Murujuga National Park (The Burrup)
Dampier WA 6713
Australia

Open Hours

7 days

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