Vandals entered Koonalda Cave and scrawled graffiti reading: 'Don’t look now, but this is a death cave.'
A SACRED ARTWORK in South Australia that is believed to be around 30,000 years old has been destroyed by vandals.
Vandals entered Koonalda Cave at Nullarbar Plain and scrawled graffiti reading: “Don’t look now, but this is a death cave.”The site holds a special significance for the regions Aboriginal Mirning people.Speaking to the BBC, senior Mirning elder Uncle Bunna Lawrie said that he was first informed about the “devastating” vandalism from the media.“It’s abuse to our country and it’s abuse to our history,” he told the BBC. “What’s gone is gone and we’re never going to get it back.
But authorities have vowed to strengthen these laws following the destruction of a 46,000 year old Aboriginal site in 2020.