AUSTRALIAN TALKING WALLS
 by Kilton, Cape Elizabeth, grade 5

This talking wall is actually inside Carnarvon Gorge in Carnarvon Nation Park, in Northern Queensland, Australia.  For over 20,000 years Aboringinies have lived here.  They made stencils, rock art and engravings all over the walls representing information about their tribes, themselves, and the way they live.  This is their recorded history.  It was discovered in 1857 by the Europeans.  People travel from all over the world to see these great works of art created by the Aboriginies.  I would like to be a part of a wall like this one because if I knew that it would be discovered so many years later as a great work of art, I would be proud.  I would like to visit a wall like this because it would be a historical experience that would be interesting as well as relating to things we have now.
 
 

The picture of hands on the right is part of the larger picture seen above. If you can find the arc in the big picture, you can look carefully and see the hands that are in this closeup.

Questions:
1. Do you think there is a wall like this in your town that resembles these walls in any way?
2. What are the differences and similarities?
3. In what way do you think these three walls are alike and different?
 

Extra Info:  If you have permission, check out these sites.
http://www.users.com/ochrerock/picsmap.htm
http://www.powerup.com.au/~jgarozzo/sunrover/carnarvon/
These sites are where I found the pictures used on this page.

 
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