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Ancient rock art at Carnarvon Gorge destroyed after walkway explodes in bushfire

It has been revealed that ancient rock art was destroyed after a recycled-plastic walkway intended to protect the site exploded during a bushfire in Carnarvon National Park.

The incident has prompted an archaeologist working with local Indigenous people to call for the removal of all flammable structures at vulnerable sites around the country.

The destruction at Baloon Cave occurred during 2018’s devastating Queensland bushfires, but has not been spoken about publicly until now to allow the site’s custodians time to come to terms with the loss

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