🪨 Murujuga Cultural Landscape
Archaeological site with 50,000 years of rock art in Western Australia's Pilbara region
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Burrup Peninsula and surrounding islands, Western Australia
- Rock art: Tens of thousands of motifs spanning over 50,000 years
- Traditional Owners: Ngarluma, Yindjibarndi, Yaburara, Mardudhunera, Wong-Goo-Tt-Oo peoples
- UNESCO inscription: 2023
Murujuga Cultural Landscape is an archaeological site in Western Australia's Pilbara region that contains one of the world's largest and densest concentrations of rock art. The Burrup Peninsula and surrounding islands preserve tens of thousands of engravings and paintings documenting more than 50,000 years of continuous human occupation and cultural practice. Murujuga was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2023. As of 2026, the site remains actively managed under a co-management model ...