Carnarvon National Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
national park in Queensland, Australia
About Carnarvon National Park
The human history of Carnarvon Gorge is long, and often mysterious. Close to the headwaters of the Gorge, Kenniffs Cave was excavated in 1962 and revealed occupational evidence carbon dated back to 19,500 years before present. Yet, evidence excavated within Carnarvon Gorge only dates back 3,500 years before present - why is there such a large difference in dates between sites that are within a day's walk of each other? We may never know. Ethnographic reports suggest that at the time of European contact, the area to the east of Carnarvon Gorge was occupied by the Karingbal people and that to the west by the Bidjara people. Distribution patterns of rock art in and around the Gorge raise the possibility that the Gorge was used by both cultural groups and may have been a cultural and spiritual
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