Introduction : Research experience -- The region : Geography, history, art : Topography -- Climate -- Vegetation -- Prehistory -- History -- Description of Victoria River rock art -- Paintings -- Engravings -- Combinations of techniques -- Dating of rock art -- Regional context -- Origins and shapes : The cultural construction of the past -- Summary -- Country : Relationships between people and country -- Maintaining integrity in relation to Europeans -- Summary -- Consultation and protection : Preservation of art sites -- Protection of cultural significance -- Feasibility of an Indigenous proposal -- Conclusion
Summary
Cosmic context of art; contemporaneity of Dreaming; interrelatedness of country, custodians, Dreaming and ceremony; responsibilities for effective consultation; recommendations for protection of local art