Stories from traditional knowledge combined with archaeological work trace 2,300km of Songlines

Mrs Hansen telling stories about the art to Isabel's husband, Ray, at the Mulligan art site crop Iain Davidson

All over Australia, Songlines, or Dreaming tracks, connected First Nations people in one place with those in another through ritual, song and storytelling, which told of their shared beliefs.

In our newly published research, we have used material evidence to establish such links where they were disrupted by the violent past.