Ancient rock art under siege

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Ancient rock art under siege

Endangered rock art at Murujuga Friends of Australian Rock Art are holding a symposium on Wednesday at the National Museum about endangered rock art at Murujuga, also known as the Burrup Peninsula, in the Pilbara region of WA. Murujuga is home to more than million rock engravings, some of which are more than 50,000 years old, making them more than eight times the age of the Egyptian Pyramids and Stonehenge. Since the 1980s, the Friends say, heav…