Dream Road

A comprehensive work on the Quinkin art body - one of the largest and most spectacular groups of rock paintings in the world. Covering the caves and cliffs of Cape York Peninsula, Australia, the paintings range in age from 5000 to over 13,000 years. In this intimate account, one of the world's leading experts on Australian rock art recounts the history and the significance of the paintings he rediscovered over a period of many years. When Percy Tresize began his investigation he was joined by his friend, the artist Dick Roughsey, a member of the Lardil tribe on Mornington Island in the Gulf of Carpentaria. Through his long and close association with Roughsey and his people, Tresize learnt about the culture and history of rock artists. Illustrated and written in an engaging and accessible style, "Dream Roads" is a journey of discovery which helps to shatter the myth of terra nullius and to prove that Aboriginal people have lived in Australia far longer than previously estimated.