New research shows industrial emissions threaten Murujuga rock art
Professor John Black has published two recent articles that show how industrial emissions from Woodside and other developments are risking the World Heritage-listed Murujuga rock art:
‘Scientific Evidence Supports the Degradation of Globally Significant Palaeoart by Industrial Emissions on Murujuga, Western Australia’, John L. Black, Conservation and Management of Archeological Sites, 6 July 2025
‘Evaluation of the MRAMP report in relation to rock art’, John L. Black, June 2025
Meanwhile, a recent report from researcher Piers Verstegen titled Acid Wash outlines how claims that Murujuga rock art is safe from industrial emissions are unreliable and unfounded.
Robert G. Bednarik and John L. Black also have authored a forthcoming paper entitled ‘Where is justice for the Yaburara People? Flawed government decisions continue the intergenerational trauma from the 1868 massacres in Murujuga, Western Australia’.
