Much older than Stonehenge, and even Gobekli Tepe, the ‘Nawarla Gabarnmung’ Stone monument in Arnhem land Australia is 50,000 years old.

• Older than Stonehenge
• Older than The Pyramids of Egypt.
• Older than the recent find of Gobekli Tepe (9000 BC)
• No evidence yet found of stone work like this elsewhere in the world ‘50,000’ years ago.
• Rock Art found contains some of the oldest mystifying works of Art in the world.

Located in south-western Arnhem land Australia is a stone monument that was created by the Original Australians 50,000 years ago. A part of Jawoyn country, Nawarla Gabarnmung is an incredible example of engineering a rock shelter not seen elsewhere at this period of time in ancient history. Meaning, “hole in the rock”, “passageway”, or “valley open from the centre” by the Jawoyn people, Nawarla Gabarnmung is a sacred and protected site. Jawoyn Elder, Margaret Katherine, has the responsibility of safe guarding this very special place today. The Jawoyn people have only allowed ‘Gabarnmung’ to be studied in recent years. Margaret explains how sharing knowledge with blackfullas, and whitefullas is important. Watch more >

This [Passageway] monument or “transformation of a sheltered space” that was created by the skilled hands of the Jawoyn ancestors is the oldest known example in the world of altering a stone foundation. Charcoal deposits found above the very bottom layers present a median age of 49,350 cal BP.

The work completed at Gabarnmung by these ancient engineers may not have required the precise mathematics to build a great pyramid, but still valued math and the intelligent knowledge of working with stone for a great length of time. The shelter was constructed by tunneling into a naturally eroded cliff face. The roof is 1.75m to 2.45m above floor level, supported by 50 pillars created by the natural erosion of fissure lines in the bedrock. 36 pillars were painted. Some pre-existing pillars were removed, some were reshaped and some moved to new positions. In some areas ceiling slabs were removed and repainted by the ancient Jawoyn people who used the shelter.

Looking at other major world monuments, Gabarnmung “stands out” and clearly needs to be noted for the significant contribution and example the Original people of Australia have given to human history.

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