History of Murujuga/the Burrup Peninsula

The culturally significant landscape of Murujuga, located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, records over 50,000 years of Aboriginal history within its unique petroglyphs. Murujuga, also known as the Burrup Peninsula, contains an estimated 2 million individual rock engravings, making it home to one of the world’s largest and most significant collections of petroglyphs. Murujuga is a vital cultural site for understanding human history, cultural custodianship and continuity. FARA is seriously committed to protect, preserve and promote this world-significant cultural landscape.