Aboriginal objects are physical evidence of the use of an area
by Aboriginal people. They can also be referred to as
'Aboriginal sites', 'relics' or 'cultural material'. Aboriginal
objects include: - physical objects, such as stone tools,
Aboriginal-built fences and stockyards, scarred trees and the
remains of fringe camps - material deposited on the land, such
as middens - the ancestral remains of Aboriginal people.
Handicrafts made by Aboriginal people for sale are not
'Aboriginal objects' under the National Parks and Wildlife Act
1974 (NPW Act). Known Aboriginal objects and sites are recorded
on OEH's Aboriginal Heritage Information Management System
(AHIMS). If you find an object, you should report it to us. See
how tools were made by grinding or flaking stone, and learn how
to look for signs of Aboriginal toolmaking in the bush.
Aboriginal scarred trees Thousands of surviving trees in NSW
bear scars resulting from removal of bark or wood by Aboriginal
people in the past for the manufacture of canoes, shi