Murujuga: Dynamics of the Dreaming

A long and short history of this cultural landscape with reference to rock art, stone features, excavations and historical sites recorded across the Dampier Archipelago between 2014 and 2018

The Murujuga: Dynamics of the Dreaming Project (LP140100393) was an Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Project between Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation (MAC), Rio Tinto and the Centre for Rock Art Research and Management (CRAR+M) at the University of Western Australia (UWA).

This project ran from 2014 – 2018 and aimed to provide research support for the protection and understanding of the world’s largest rock art galleries of Murujuga (the Burrup Peninsula) and the Dampier Archipelago. The project researched both deep time and contemporary values. The aim was to understand the scientific and cultural values of the National Heritage Listed Place and to support the World Heritage nomination.