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On Friday 28th, 2006 a forum on the Heritage Values of the Dampier Rock Art Precinct (The Dampier Archipelago) will be held at the State Library of NSW, Dixon room.

 

A range of eminent speakers will present and discuss the issues surrounding the World's most significant petroglyph (rock art) site.

 

At no stage in the history of the Dampier Archipelago or the Burrup Peninsula has a proper inventory or evaluation been undertaken of the Heritage values of the area.

 

A large number of plans and strategies have been and are still being developed for industrial and tourist development of the region with little understanding of the values or the impacts on these values of this area.

 

The Burrup alone possibly contains a million petroglyphs of which possibly 10,000 have already been destroyed.

 

The Dampier Rock Art Precinct contains the largest collection of standing stones in Australia and the largest concentration of rock 'carvings' in the world. They are between 6,000 and 40,000 years old. As they remain under threat, the precinct has been placed on the World Monument Fund's List of 100 Most Endangered Places in the World.

 

The ancient standing stones at Avebury and Stonehenge are both world heritage sites, are venerated for their antiquity and mystique, and are major tourist sites. Yet they are around a mere 4,500 years old.

 

The National Trust of Australia (WA) and its partners are working to remove the Dampier Rock Art Precinct from the 100 Most Endangered Places List and are seeking a win-win scenario for both heritage conservation and development

 

Dixon Room
Ground Floor
(Access via Mitchell Wing entrance)
State Library of NSW
Macquarie Street, Sydney
10.00am to 4.00pm, 28th July 2006

To assist with the catering of morning and afternoon tea please RSVP between the 17th and 26th of July to Mara Barnes (02) 9258 0161 or mbarnes@nsw.nationaltrust.org.au

 

The Forum is presented by the National Trust’s of Western Australia and NSW.