A visit to the Ochre Pits...
110km west of Alice Springs is the Ochre Pits, a colourful outcrop of ochre on the banks of a sandy creek. Ochre has always been an important part of Aboriginal culture and a vital part of everyday life. Ochre has ongoing importance to many Aboriginal people, it has religious significance and is used in ceremonies, healing practices and art. It has been used in rituals for at least 42,000 years, when the Aboriginal man known as 'Mungo Man' was buried he was covered in ochre, as part of a ritual burial.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ochre_Pits
See photo below...
Many thanks for your visits, kind comments and faves, very much appreciated.
A visit to the Ochre Pits...
110km west of Alice Springs is the Ochre Pits, a colourful outcrop of ochre on the banks of a sandy creek. Ochre has always been an important part of Aboriginal culture and a vital part of everyday life. Ochre has ongoing importance to many Aboriginal people, it has religious significance and is used in ceremonies, healing practices and art. It has been used in rituals for at least 42,000 years, when the Aboriginal man known as 'Mungo Man' was buried he was covered in ochre, as part of a ritual burial.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ochre_Pits
See photo below...
Many thanks for your visits, kind comments and faves, very much appreciated.