As we heli-hop among the petroglyphs and watering holes, pilot Dan from North Horizon Heli Adventures declares: “Pretty much everywhere out here that has a bit of water, and a bit of shade, has some rock art – it’s unbelievable. The more you go looking, the more you find – there’s stuff all over.”
With the help of Dan and his colleague Sonam, who reckons there to be more than 3,000 known sites here in Nitmiluk National Park, I map out the ancient designs on the rocks, from fantastical Dreamtime scenes to kangaroo and barramundi fish, indicating locally available foodstuffs.
