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FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Incredible galleries of rock art only rediscovered this year depict the

earliest contact with Europeans in remote parts of Arnhem Land.

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Incredible galleries of rock art only rediscovered this year depict the

earliest contact with Europeans in remote parts of Arnhem Land.

32 Australian Geographic

Local colour. This painting from a

spectacular gallery shows a life-sized

horse and kangaroo. The artist drew

on knowledge of kangaroo anatomy

to interpret the features of a horse.

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