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NT rock art thousands of years old sheds new light on the mysterious Tasmanian tiger

The Conversation · · 793 words · By Andrea Jalandoni; Joey Nganjmirra; Paul S C Taçon; Sally K May

The article discusses research on rock art depicting thylacines (Tasmanian tigers) and Tasmanian devils in Arnhem Land, highlighting their cultural significance to Aboriginal communities. It presents findings on the timing and styles of these artworks, suggesting ongoing cultural relevance despite the animals' extinction.

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“These large dog-like animals with stripes on their backs once roamed throughout the Australian mainland.”
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“When Europeans colonisers arrived, thylacines were only found in Tasmania, hence the name Tasmanian tiger.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tasmania (/tæzˈmeɪniə/; palawa kani: Lutruwita) is an island state of Australia. It is located 240 kilometres (150 miles) to the south of the Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii; palawa kani: purinina) is a carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae. It was formerly present across mainland Australia, but became extinct there aroun…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The thylacine (; binomial name Thylacinus cynocephalus), also commonly known as the Tasmanian tiger or Tasmanian wolf, is an extinct species of carnivorous marsupial that was native to the Australian …
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“Our team of researchers has been documenting depictions of thylacines and other creatures at rock art sites in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, for decades.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (also known as the Arnhem Land Expedition) remains one of the most significant, most ambitious and least understood expeditions. Commenced …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Arnhem Land is a historical region of the Northern Territory of Australia. It is located in the north-eastern corner of the territory and is around 500 km (310 mi) from the territorial capital, Darwin…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Yolŋu or Yolngu (IPA: [ˈjuːlŋʊ] or [ˈjuːŋuːl]) are an aggregation of Aboriginal Australian people inhabiting north-eastern Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. Yolŋu means "person" …
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“Today, we publish new research on rock art in north-west Arnhem Land, including 14 rock paintings of thylacines and two of Tasmanian devils.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aboriginal Australians are the various indigenous peoples of the Australian mainland and many of its islands, excluding the ethnically distinct people of the Torres Strait Islands. Humans first migrat…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald "Doc" William Dann, OAM (12 February 1949 – 31 July 2005) was an Australian Paralympic athlete and table tennis player. He was born in the Tasmanian town of Wynyard. He lost a leg to a land min…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mithinarri Gurruwiwi (c.1929–1976) was an Aboriginal Australian painter of the Gälpu clan of the Yolngu people of north-eastern Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. His first name is so…
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“Scientists studying fossil remains suggest the thylacine became extinct on the Australian mainland about 3,000 years ago.”
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“The last known thylacine in Tasmania died in Hobart’s Beaumaris Zoo in 1936, but reports of tiger sightings in rugged, remote parts continued.”
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“In the 1900s, rock paintings and engravings of thylacines were recorded at various locations on mainland Australia, especially in the north of the continent.”
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“Our research focuses on rock paintings from Awunbarna (Mount Borradaile) and Injalak Hill (near Gunbalanya), east of the East Alligator River...”
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“The thylacine and devil paintings we examined were made in various Aboriginal art styles. They were usually made with red and sometimes yellow ochre...”
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“Two of the paintings were made using white pipe clay (kaolin) with red ochre.”
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“The white pigment does not last long and easily flakes off. It is coarse and sits on the rock surface rather than penetrating and staining the way red ochre does.”
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“Rock art depictions of thylacines are much more numerous and widespread across mainland Australia than Tasmanian devils.”
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“At three rock art sites we recorded pairs of thylacines.”
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“Contemporary artists in western Arnhem Land have long been inspired by these paintings and related stories. They also have a name for thylacines: Djankerrk.”
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