Rock Art Near the Road

Right off the road leading into El Questro there is a jagged mound formed of the local rock and sand. It would be hard to miss this landmark, even in the days before a road passed here. The strange eroded forms give this site an eerie feel.

The art work is painted on the inside of a small, shallow cave at the base of one of the major hills comprising this odd formation. The space is not large, but it could easily have served as a shelter.

 

A crocodile

 

An emu with a boomerang - emus are no longer found in the area

 

Double boomerang

 

Human figure with its three eyes carved in the rock

 

A large human figure with smaller ones

 

Human figure in a simpler style

Human figure with a crocodile

 

Continuation of previous image - crocodile and other animals

 

Another human figure in a simpler style

 


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