Making Australian History

''Clark brings a historian''s erudition to the ideas. Absolutely engrossing and it''s beautifully written. '' KATE GRENVILLE

A few years ago Anna Clark saw a series of paintings on a sandstone cliff face in the Northern Territory. There were characteristic crosshatched images of fat barramundi and turtles, as well as sprayed handprints and several human figures with spears. Next to them was a long ...