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We know sculptures and cave-paintings much older than this, some made with great artistic skill, so clearly no archeologist would suggest art was “not possible”

We know sculptures and cave-paintings much older than this, some made with great artistic skill, so clearly no archeologist would suggest art was “not possible” at this time. Still a significant find and very fascinating.

boffinAudio 3y ago
Not to mention, Narwala Gabarnmang pretty much blows every precept about the rise of humankind out of the water. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabarnmung https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabarnmung The birthplace of masonry .. the worlds oldest, longest-running university .. its oldest (still functioning) commons ..
- defrost 3y ago
  It's a stand out site, for sure. There are more photos than just the single one in the wikipedia link here: https://landscapeaustralia.com/articles/nawarla-gabarnmang/ https://landscapeaustralia.com/articles/nawarla-gabarnmang/
- sgt101 3y ago
  >The birthplace of masonry .. the worlds oldest, longest-running university .. its oldest commons .. Pardon my ignorance - what separates this from other sites like Lascaux?
  - boffinAudio 3y ago
    Literally, 10's of thousands of years. Gabarnmang is older, and has been continuously occupied and in use, with only a break in occupation on the order of 50 years, last century, when it was "forgotten about" by the caretakers, in order to protect it ... only to be re-discovered recently (this century). It is a truly extraordinary site and I personally consider it the holiest of all human sites, ever. More holy than any other - in constant use as a school and commons, for 10's of thousands of years of human existence, containing an extraordinary collection of art, both ancient and contemporary ... probably one of the most important collections of human art, ever. If Australians had any decency they'd immediately sever ties with the British and make this site the seat of their new sovereign - its that powerful a record of human civilization, imho.

boffinAudio 3y ago

Not to mention, Narwala Gabarnmang pretty much blows every precept about the rise of humankind out of the water. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabarnmung https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabarnmung The birthplace of masonry .. the worlds oldest, longest-running university .. its oldest (still functioning) commons ..

defrost 3y ago
It's a stand out site, for sure. There are more photos than just the single one in the wikipedia link here: https://landscapeaustralia.com/articles/nawarla-gabarnmang/ https://landscapeaustralia.com/articles/nawarla-gabarnmang/
sgt101 3y ago
>The birthplace of masonry .. the worlds oldest, longest-running university .. its oldest commons .. Pardon my ignorance - what separates this from other sites like Lascaux?
- boffinAudio 3y ago
  Literally, 10's of thousands of years. Gabarnmang is older, and has been continuously occupied and in use, with only a break in occupation on the order of 50 years, last century, when it was "forgotten about" by the caretakers, in order to protect it ... only to be re-discovered recently (this century). It is a truly extraordinary site and I personally consider it the holiest of all human sites, ever. More holy than any other - in constant use as a school and commons, for 10's of thousands of years of human existence, containing an extraordinary collection of art, both ancient and contemporary ... probably one of the most important collections of human art, ever. If Australians had any decency they'd immediately sever ties with the British and make this site the seat of their new sovereign - its that powerful a record of human civilization, imho.