Murujuga Cultural Landscape - TENTATIVE UNESCO World Heritage Site
Murujuga Cultural Landscape is a Tentative UNESCO World Heritage Site, located on the Burrup Peninsula in the Pilbara region of north western Australia. There's an estimated one million petroglyphs (rock carvings) here, with a variety of subjects including human figures, spiritual and religious carvings, and of course thousands of animals as well. It's a fascinating example of how animal populations in an area change over time, and showcases the genius of the local artists as they refined their techniques over the millennia.
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Interesting. Thanks for the video.
@WorldHeritageJourney
2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome, thanks for watching!
This site looks really cool, I’ll be very surprised if it doesn’t make the list! Thank you for making Tentative videos, it would be great to see more like this whenever you start traveling to other countries also (even if it means doubling your time there, haha)!!!
@WorldHeritageJourney
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah it's a fascinating spot and one that most Australians don't even know about! We were starting to visit more and more Tentative sites in 2019, but it's even harder to focus on since sites come and go from that list (some sites have been Tentative for 20-30 years!).
@thomaswatson1995
2 жыл бұрын
@@WorldHeritageJourney I know, I’ve started trying to do them lately too (if I have enough time whilst in an area), but I have to admit that some are pretty boring and have literally no information boards or definite places to visit so they don’t do themselves any favours! But at the same time I’ve been to quite a few now that are honestly absolutely amazing and I’m surprised that they weren’t added to the list years ago! I’ve even been to a few of them without realising they were tentative, they just looked so cool I had to visit either way!
Looks like an interesting site. There doesn't seem to be anyone around. Is there any risk of damage or vandalism?
@WorldHeritageJourney
2 жыл бұрын
I think the biggest risk really is environmental damage, the location is right next to Dampier and its ever-expanding industrial projects!