Namondjok (centre) who ate his clan sister, Namarrgon (right) , the Lightning Man and Barrginj his wife (below left) supernatural ancestors at the rock art site at Nourlangie Rock, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia

Aboriginal rock art, Ubirr, Kakadu National Par, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Views from the Nadab lookout, at the sacred Aboriginal site of Ubirr, Kakadu National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Aboriginal paintings in rock shelter in quartzite cliff, Ubirr Rocks, Kakadu National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Aboriginal rock art, Ubirr, Kakadu National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Painting of turtle at the aboriginal rock art site at Obirr Rock in Kakadu National Park where the paintings date from 20000 years old to modern, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Barrginj, wife of Namarrgon the Lightning Man, one of the supernatural ancestors depicted at the aboriginal rock art site at Nourlangie Rock in Kakadu National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Painting of a kangaroo at Nourlangie Rock, the sacred aboriginal shelter and rock art site in the north east of Kakadu National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Namondjok in centre, who ate his clan sister, Namarrgon on right the Lightning Man and Barrginj his wife below left, supernatural ancestors at the rock art site, Nourlangie Rock, Kakadu National Park, UNESCO World Heritage site, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

X-ray style painting of a wallaby at the Aboriginal rock art site at Ubirr Rock, Kakadu National Park, where paintings date from 20000 years old to present day, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Warrior frieze at the Aboriginal rock art site at Ubirr Rock, Kakadu National Park, where paintings date from 20000 years old to present day, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

X-ray style fish at the Aboriginal rock art site at Ubirr Rock, Kakadu National Park, where paintings date from 20000 years old to present day, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Painting of a turtle at the Aboriginal rock art site at Ubirr Rock, Kakadu National Park, where paintings date from 20000 years old to present day, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Ayers Rock, Uluru, Red Centre, Australia

Deep gorge in Karratha, Australia, an Aboriginal heritage site.

Sugar cane paddock with Mount Demi in the background, Queensland, Australia

Sugar cane paddock with Mount Demi in the background, Queensland, Australia

Rainbow Serpent at the Aboriginal rock art site at Ubirr Rock, Kakadu National Park, where paintings date from 20000 years old to present day, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Painting of dancing figures at Nourlangie Rock, sacred aboriginal shelter and rock art site in the north east of Kakadu National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Warrior frieze at the Aboriginal rock art site at Ubirr Rock, Kakadu National Park, where paintings date from 20000 years old to present day, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Namarrgon, the Lightning Man, one of the supernatural ancestors depicted at the aboriginal rock art site at Nourlangie Rock, Kakadu National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Part of Nourlangie Rock, sacred aboriginal shelter and rock art site, Kakadu National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Dancing figures at Nourlangie Rock, aboriginal shelter and rock art site in Kakadu National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Nabulwinjbulwinj, supernatural ancester who eats lambs, Aboriginal rock art site at Nourlangie Rock, Kakadu National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Ayers Rock, Uluru, Red Centre, Australia

Views from the Nadab lookout, at the sacred Aboriginal site of Ubirr, Kakadu National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Ayers Rock, Uluru, Red Centre, Australia

View from Ublrr Rock, aboriginal rock art site, part of the sandstone escarpment on park border, Kakadu National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Model of Indians in reproduction Taino Indian village, Chorro de Maita, Banes, near Guardalavaca, Holguin Province, Cuba

Houses in reproduction Taino Indian village, Chorro de Maita, Banes, near Guardalavaca, Holguin Province, Cuba

Aboriginal art site, kontakt-period, Australien, Northern Territory, Aboriginal rock art galleries, Davidson Arnhemland Safaris, Mount Borradaile, contact period, painting of an early boat

Aboriginal art site Arnhemland, Aboriginal guided tour, Oenpelli, Arnhemland, Northern Territory, Australia

Tikal, Mayan ruins, view from Temple II toward Temple I, Temple of the Giant Jaguar, and the Gran Plaza, Yucatan Peninsula, Guatemala, Central America

Pre-Columbian goldwork collection, mythical bird with human head, Gold Museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, South America

Pre-Columbian goldwork collection, earrings, Gold Museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, South America

Pre-Columbian goldwork collection, solar disk, Gold Museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, South America

Pre-Columbian goldwork collection, female Cacique, Gold Museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, South America

Pre-Columbian goldwork collection, hairpins, Gold Museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, South America

Pre-Columbian goldwork collection, Cacique, Gold Museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, South America

Pre-Columbian goldwork collection, jaguar as a symbol for the regenerative powers of gold and the Sun, Gold Museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, South America

Aboriginal people, indigenous people, mural, Museo Domo museum, cultural center, Coquimbo, La Serena, Norte Chico, northern Chile, Chile, South America

Burial towers called chullpas, of the Aymara people from the Colla culture above Lake Umayo near Puno, conquered by the Incas in the 15th Century and reused, Puno, Peru, South America

Pre-Columbian goldwork collection, women's jewellery, Gold Museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, South America

Aboriginal rock art, Nangaluwur Art Site, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia

Burial towers called chullpas, of the Aymara people from the Colla culture above Lake Umayo near Puno, conquered by the Incas in the 15th Century and reused, Puno, Peru, South America

Uros, floating island, Lake Titicaca, Peru, South America, Latin America

Reconstruction of a ceremonial site of the Guanches, aboriginal inhabitants of the Canary Islands, summit of Garajonay mountain, highest peak of La Gomera island, Tenerife island at the back, La Gomera island, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

Canada, Alberta, Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, The hoodoos and the Milk River, The park is sacred to the Blackfoot and other aboriginal tribes and is home to the largest collection of rock art on the North American prairies, Pictographs and Petroglyphs possibly 3,500 years old, Canada has applied for UNESCO World Heritage status for the site.

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AUSTRALIA Northern Territory Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park Mount Uluru Ayers Rock. Branch of tree in foreground. Travel Tourism Holiday Vacation Explore Recreation Leisure Sightseeing Tourist Attraction Tour Mount Uluru Ayers Ayres Rock Kata Tjuta National Park Northern Territory Territories NT Australia Australian Australasia Australasian Summer Bright Sunny Sun Dawn Sunrise Tranquility Tranquil Peaceful Rural Oz Vacation Famous Distant Distance Rocky Outcrop Mountain Range Landscape Landmark Desert Outback Erosion Sandstone Tropical Monolith Geology Geological Formation Weathering Weathered Natural Nature Aborigine Aboriginal Barren Arid Monument Spectacular Impressive Isolated Wilderness Scenic Vast Sacred Spiritual Symbolic Anangu Huge Flat Gigantic Dominant Prominent Shadow UNESCO World Heritage Site Antipodean Aussie Oceania