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The largest island (or peninsula) in the group was known as ''[[Burrup Peninsula|Murujuga]]'' by the [[Jaburara|Yaburara]] people.<ref name=AusAnthrop>{{cite web |title=AusAnthrop Australian Aboriginal tribal database - Jaburara |publisher=AusAnthrop |url=http://www.ausanthrop.net/resources/ausanthrop_db/detail.php?id_search=136 |accessdate=2008-06-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090317165813/http://www.ausanthrop.net/resources/ausanthrop_db/detail.php?id_search=136 |archivedate=2009-03-17 }}</ref> The first [[United Kingdom|British]] settlers renamed it Dampier Island and it was later officially renamed [[Murujuga|Burrup Peninsula]]. |
The largest island (or peninsula) in the group was known as ''[[Burrup Peninsula|Murujuga]]'' by the [[Jaburara|Yaburara]] people.<ref name=AusAnthrop>{{cite web |title=AusAnthrop Australian Aboriginal tribal database - Jaburara |publisher=AusAnthrop |url=http://www.ausanthrop.net/resources/ausanthrop_db/detail.php?id_search=136 |accessdate=2008-06-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090317165813/http://www.ausanthrop.net/resources/ausanthrop_db/detail.php?id_search=136 |archivedate=2009-03-17 }}</ref> The first [[United Kingdom|British]] settlers renamed it Dampier Island and it was later officially renamed [[Murujuga|Burrup Peninsula]]. |
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Estimates of [[radiocarbon dating]] in evidence show that [[Aboriginal rock art|rock art]] and standing stones in the [[UNESCO World Heritage Site|world hertiage-listed]] [[Murujuga Cultural Landscape]], Australia's earliest known stone structures, believably dating from 6046 to 5338 BC, are contextualized by thousands of years of unique cultural traditions and [[Australian folklore|folklore]] that have continuously survived to the present day. |
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Revision as of 22:41, 18 February 2022
The Dampier Archipelago is a group of 42 islands near the town of Dampier in the Pilbara, Western Australia.
The archipelago is also made up of reefs, shoals, channels and straits and is the traditional home of five Aboriginal language groups. It was formed 7000 years ago when rising sea levels flooded what were once coastal plains. The underlying rocks are among the oldest on earth, formed in the Archaean period more than 2400 million years ago.
It is named after William Dampier, an English buccaneer and explorer who visited in 1699. Dampier named one of the islands Rosemary Island.
Despite being a region through which considerable shipping and industrial activity occurs, the archipelago has considerable marine resources.[1]
History
Dampier Archipelago is the site of some of Australia's oldest domestic structures, estimated to be between 8000 and 9000 years old.[2]
The largest island (or peninsula) in the group was known as Murujuga by the Yaburara people.[3] The first British settlers renamed it Dampier Island and it was later officially renamed Burrup Peninsula.
Estimates of radiocarbon dating in evidence show that rock art and standing stones in the world hertiage-listed Murujuga Cultural Landscape, Australia's earliest known stone structures, believably dating from 6046 to 5338 BC, are contextualized by thousands of years of unique cultural traditions and folklore that have continuously survived to the present day.
Indigenous heritage
The Yinidbarndi, Yaburara, Mardudhunera, and Woon-goo-tt-oo peoples have lived in the area for approximately 50,000 years.[4] In 1868, the area was the site of the Flying Foam massacre, in which between 20 and 150 members of the Yaburara are reported to have been killed.
Notes
- ^ Jones, Diana S. Dampier Archipelago down under. Landscope, Summer 2003, p. 47-52
- ^ "People inhabited Dampier Archipelago before last ice age" (Press release). University of Western Australia. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "AusAnthrop Australian Aboriginal tribal database - Jaburara". AusAnthrop. Archived from the original on 17 March 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2008.
- ^ "Indigenous owners 'left out' of rock art site's world heritage listing talks". The Guardian. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
References
- Chittleborough, R. G.,The Dampier Archipelago marine study : a progress report, Perth, W.A.: Dept.of Conservation and Environment, Bulletin 141. 1983.
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