Mulka’s Cave, Aboriginal rock art cave near Hyden, Western Australia.
Mulka's Cave is a granite cave in Western Australia covered with more than 400 different motifs on its walls. These markings consist of hand prints, paintings, drawings, and sprayed patterns in multiple colors that decorate the rough stone.
The artwork in this cave was created thousands of years ago and represents one of Australia's longest artistic traditions. Archaeologists believe some markings may be up to 30,000 years old, while other layers are considerably younger.
The cave holds deep meaning for the Noongar people, who used and protected this place through generations. Visitors can see traces of daily life here, such as stone traps for lizards and natural water holes that reveal how people understood and valued the land.
A flat path leads to the cave and allows easy access for most visitors without any entry fees. A gentle ramp guides you to a viewing platform where the artistic markings are clearly visible.
This cave holds an unusually high number of hand prints, far more than found at most other sites in the region. This makes it one of the most artistically rich sites of its kind across all of Australia.
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