A history of Australia’s Indigenous art in 10 objects

The Australian continent is larger than Europe, has been inhabited for more than 60,000 years and once belonged to hundreds of Indigenous groups. Ahead of a major British Museum show, curator Gaye Sculthorpe presents 10 objects that sum up the controversies of this complex national storyAustralia has some of the oldest rock art in the world, dating back more than 30,000 years. The rocky escarpments of western Arnhem Land contain thousands of images ranging from now-extinct ancient megafauna (suc