Rock Paintings of Zurath

Author(s): Liam Brady

Editor(s): Lynette Russel

Year: 2010

Summary

Zurath is a small islet located approximately 10km south of Badu. Two rock-art sites comprising of 15 paintings have been documented from Zurath. Rock paintings have been executed in red, and range in visibility from very clear to heavily deteriorated, requiring computer enhancement for some paintings.

Cite this Record

Rock Paintings of Zurath. Liam Brady, Lynette Russel. In Pictures, Patterns and Objects: Rock-Art of the Torres Strait Islands, Northeastern Australia. Pp. 264-272. North Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing. 2010 ( tDAR id: 366804)

Keywords

Culture
Aboriginal Rock Art

Material
Mineral

Site Name
Rock-Art of the Torres Strait Islands, Northeastern Australia

Site Type
Petroglyph • Pictograph • Rock Art

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Bioarchaeological Research • Data Recovery / Excavation • Environment Research

General
Aboriginal Activity Zone • Rock Art • Rock Art Documentation

Geographic Keywords
Torres Strait Islands

Spatial Coverage

min long: 141.064; min lat: -11.222 ; max long: 144.426; max lat: -7.471 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Principal Investigator(s): Liam Brady

Record Identifiers

isbn(s): 9781921875069