THE THARAWAL WERE THE FOLK WHO LIVED IN SOUTHERN SYDNEY. IN 1788 EUROPEANS FIRST MET THEM. THE ROCK ART OF THE OF THE THARAWAL IS ON SANDSTONE PICTOGRAPHS IN CHARCOAL AND RED ORCHE.
THERE ARE MANY PAINTINGS IN 100'S OF SURFACES AND OVERHANGS. THE PICTOGRPHS ARE MARRED BY RECENT EUROPEAN GRAFFTI. THEY HAVE A PUBLIC VIEWING SITE AT JIBBON POINT. SOME ARE PETROGLYPHS OF WHALES AND A SEAL. THE WHALE IS SCARIFIED AND IS A TOTEMIC SPIRIT OF HIGH ESTEEM.. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THERE WERE NO REMAINING DESCENDANTS OF THE THARAWAL. SOME OF THE WODI, WODI CLAN WHO CLAIM TO HAVE SURVIVED THE DECIMATED SURVIVED THE DECIMATION OF MOVED BACK TO THE AREAS FORMALLY OCCUPIED FORMALLY OCCUPIED BY THARAWAL.
THE THARAWAL LIVED MAINLY BY LOCAL PLANTS, FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AND BY FISHING AND GATHERING SHELLS AND GATHERING FISH PRODUCTS. THE MEN HUNTED MAMMALS AND WOMEN COLLECTED PLANTS, FISHED, AND BUILT CANOES. THEY LEFT MANY MIDDEN SITES.
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