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23/09/2004: "TRAVEL Aboriginal Cave Painting (Flinders Islands)"

What this picture does not show is the steel bars now protecting such art work. Although only a few hundred folk visit the caves each year, measures to protect the images have been great and costly. Elsewhere in another cave, (with a sensational view) lay exposed human remains, also protected by a steel mesh cage. The remains are those of a significant aboriginal person - considering the view outside. The positioning of the skull (faces the entrance) possibly indicates 'window dressing'.