Abstract

A large sandstone rock art site, Marra Wonga, near Barcaldine, central Queensland, is the focus of this paper. This 160-metre-long rock shelter is estimated to have over 15,000 petroglyphs, which are mostly animal tracks, lines, grooves and drilled holes, as well as 111 hand-related and object stencils. There is also a cluster of human-shaped foot petroglyphs on the floor of the shelter, some with six or more toes. Unique compositions on the shelter wall include seven large, engraved star-like designs with central engraved pits and large, engraved snake-like designs running across and through other petroglyphs. We describe and discuss some of the features of Marra Wonga from archaeological (etic) and ethnographic (emic) perspectives, especially in terms of the significance of a petroglyph of an anthropomorph, seven star-like designs seemingly made as part of a composition, the large snake-like designs, and six-toed human feet. Today, Marra Wonga is a teaching site used to tell important cultural stories that are connected to many other places through the imagery and Dreaming Tracks, as well as a tourist destination managed by the Yambangku Aboriginal Cultural Heritage and Tourism Development Aboriginal Corporation (YACHATDAC), with whom we partnered for this research.

摘要

位于昆士兰州中部巴卡尔丁附近的大型砂岩岩石艺术遗址 Marra Wonga 是本文的重点。这座160米长的岩石庇护所估计有超过15,000个岩画，其中大部分是动物的足迹、线条、凹槽和钻孔，以及111个与手有关的模板和物体模板。避难所的地板上还有一簇人形的足部岩画，有的有六个或更多的脚趾。避难所墙上的独特构图包括七个带有中央雕刻凹坑的大型雕刻星状设计，以及贯穿并穿过其他岩画的大型雕刻蛇状设计。我们从考古学（etic）和人种学（emic）的角度描述和讨论了 Marra Wonga 的一些特征，特别是在拟人化岩画的意义方面，七颗星状设计似乎是作品的一部分，大型蛇形设计和六趾人脚。今天，Marra Wonga 是一个教学场所，用于讲述通过图像和梦想轨迹连接到许多其他地方的重要文化故事，以及由 Yambangku 原住民文化遗产和旅游发展原住民公司 (YACHATDAC) 管理的旅游目的地，我们与谁合作进行这项研究。