Juukan Gorge archaeological contexts and PKKP living heritage
Juukan Gorge
A long archaeological sequence and its destruction expose the limits of treating heritage as excavated objects alone. PKKP accounts emphasize living relationships, loss, recovery, and self-determination.
Evidence and local histories
Changing landscapes and connections
Shelter histories form part of wider Country, not a point-sized site isolated from community relationships. No mine, cave, native-title, or cultural boundary is drawn.
Social organization and community scale
The archaeological sequence does not identify a single ancient government. Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura are living peoples with contemporary representative institutions, not one archaeological type.
Living heritage, later transformation, and care
PKKP statements describe loss and continuing heritage work following destruction. The parliamentary inquiry is attributed evidence, not a substitute for custodial authority or a legal determination by this atlas.
The inquiry chronology describes excavation and reporting of a sequence discussed as around 46,000 years, not a membership test.
The event is kept distinct from the ancient period and is attributed to the parliamentary record.
The anniversary statement and corporation account describe ongoing work and community priorities, not an extinct people.
简洁、来源化的时间表
这些里程碑是指向点,而不是完整的历史.
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Occupation evidence preserved
The inquiry's archaeological account documents a long sequence, with dates dependent on sampled contexts.
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Excavation and reporting
The chronology distinguishes fieldwork from subsequent reporting and heritage decisions.
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Shelters destroyed
The parliamentary chronology records this modern loss; excavation did not preserve the whole living place.
Food, craft, landscapes, and knowledge
本简介中命名的语言
- Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura are distinct living community contexts; early deposits cannot be assigned a language or personal descent from objects.
语言家庭: Language relationships require dated linguistic evidence; material styles are not language families or biological populations.
Living relationships beyond excavated objects
Destruction and recovery clearly dated as modern
Traditional Owner voices and institutional accountability
Cited Traditional Owners, researchers, museums, governments, AIATSIS, and UNESCO did not author or endorse this atlas. These are original attributed summaries, not community-approved cultural knowledge or legal advice. No artifact, art, burial, sacred-site, or human-remains imagery is included. Respect Indigenous cultural and intellectual property, access restrictions, and community authority; use the site's contact channel for corrections or concerns.
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本页使用的来源
Prioritize public Traditional Owner and community-controlled sources alongside accountable archaeological studies, museums, and heritage authorities. Compare dated evidence and interpretation rather than treat a heritage summary or one publication as an uncontested account.
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C1
The AIATSIS Map of Indigenous Australia
AIATSIS · Institutional heritage resource · Undated; accessed 2026-10-20
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C2
Indigenous water
Zena Cumpston; Australia State of the Environment · Indigenous-authored environmental synthesis · 2021
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C3
AIATSIS Code of Ethics for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies · Indigenous research ethics framework · 2020
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C4
Radiocarbon analysis of the early archaeological site of Nauwalabila I, Arnhem Land, Australia: Implications for sample suitability and stratigraphic integrity
ANU Research Portal; Quaternary Science Reviews · Peer-reviewed dating study · 2001
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C5
Radiocarbon dating of human occupation of Australia prior to 40 ka BP: Successes and pitfalls
Quaternary Science Reviews; University of California repository · Peer-reviewed dating study · 2001
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C6
Mabuygiw Garkaziw Kupay Torres Strait Islander Corporation
MGK, community-controlled organization · Institutional heritage resource · Undated; accessed 2026-10-20
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C7
World Heritage
Budj Bim Cultural Landscape Tourism, Gunditjmara owned · Institutional heritage resource · Undated; accessed 2026-10-20
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C8
Brewarrina Aboriginal Fish Traps (Baiame's Ngunnhu)
Australian Government, DCCEEW · National Heritage record · Updated 2026-03-19
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C9
Walking in the footsteps of our ancestors
Mungo National Park and Traditional Tribal Groups · Institutional heritage resource · Undated; accessed 2026-10-20
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C10
Third anniversary of destruction at Juukan Gorge
PKKP Aboriginal Corporation · Traditional Owner heritage statement · 2023-05
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Inquiry into the destruction of 46,000-year-old caves at Juukan Gorge: Chronology of events
Parliament of Australia, Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia · Parliamentary inquiry chronology · 2020
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Third anniversary of destruction at Juukan Gorge
PKKP Aboriginal Corporation · Traditional Owner heritage statement · 2023-05
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Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura Aboriginal Corporation
PKKP Aboriginal Corporation · Institutional heritage resource · Undated; accessed 2026-10-20
Editorial review: October 20, 2026