Ancient Tasmanian rock carvings returned home

Members of the Tasmanian Aboriginal community gather around the petroglyph before it is loaded onto the truck. (Sarah Maunder, SBS).jpg

Members of the Tasmanian Aboriginal community gather around the petroglyph before it is loaded onto the truck. Source: SBS News / Sarah Maunder

Ancient rock carvings by Tasmanian Aboriginal ancestors have begun their journey home to the state’s far north-west. The petroglyphs were cut from the now-protected area of Preminghana over 60 years ago, and displayed at museums in Hobart and Launceston.



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