Drones discover new rock art sites in Australia
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Researchers from the University of Sydney, the Australian Museum, and the Dharug Custodian Aboriginal Corporation used drones with lidar technology to explore the Blue Mountains in eastern Australia.
They conducted the survey as part of the Gulamada Project, which integrates scientific study with the knowledge of First Nations people. The drones verified the locations of six previously known rock art shelters and identified three more sites containing both rock art and artifacts.
Amy Mosig Way and her team then visited the newly discovered sites to confirm the findings. The drone survey also improved the precision of the sites’ coordinates within the Aboriginal Heritage Information Management System. Wayne Brennan of the University of Sydney stated that the project demonstrates the value of collaboration and shared learning. The researchers published their findings in Remote Sensing.
