Archeologist says artwork was ‘unique in Australia’, calling for better protection at Koonalda Cave
Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastVandals have destroyed a 30,000-year-old artwork at a sacred cave in South Australia, as experts decried the “massive, tragic loss” and expressed frustration at the lack of protection at the site.
The vandals entered Koonalda Cave at Nullarbor Plain and scrawled graffiti across the heritage-listed site, writing “don’t look now, but this is a death cave”.
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