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A rock shelter reportedly visited by Jawoyn people within living memory was rediscovered from a helicopter in 2006. According to the Wikipedia account of Gabarnmung, two members of the Jawoyn Association spotted it while flying over Jawoyn traditional lands in Arnhem Land. The account says visits may have continued into the 1950s. That makes “rediscovery” a curious word: the shelter had not been untouched or unknown for thousands of years.
The same account describes a broad ceiling formed where a cliff face eroded, with 36 pillars supporting the roof. It dates habitation to at least 44,000 years ago and the oldest rock art to more than 28,000 years ago, though those are separate claims. What memories or records establish the more recent Jawoyn visits, and how might they explain the shelter’s place in living history?
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