Brewarrina Aboriginal Fish Traps

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Brewarrina_Aboriginal_Fish_Traps
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:cultural_heritage
Aboriginal cultural site
gptkbp:age over 40,000 years
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Ngunnhu
gptkbp:associatedWith Ngemba, Muruwari, Ualarai, and other Aboriginal nations
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Ngemba_people
Baiame (in Aboriginal mythology)
gptkbp:culturalHeritage gptkb:Australian_National_Heritage_List
gptkb:New_South_Wales_State_Heritage_Register
gptkbp:culturalSignificance site of traditional gatherings and ceremonies
gptkbp:designer series of stone weirs and pools
gptkbp:featuredIn Australian heritage education
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brewarrina Aboriginal Fish Traps
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:Barwon_River
gptkbp:location Brewarrina, New South Wales, Australia
gptkbp:managedBy local Aboriginal Land Council
gptkbp:material gptkb:stone
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:protectedBy gptkb:Australian
gptkbp:purpose fish trapping
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkb:UNESCO_(tentative_list)
gptkbp:significance demonstrates sophisticated Aboriginal engineering
important Aboriginal meeting place
oldest known human-made structure in Australia
gptkbp:threats flooding
environmental degradation
river regulation
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list yes
gptkbp:usedBy multiple Aboriginal groups
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Brewarrina
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7