, ▁is ▁an ▁Ab original ▁arch ae ological ▁and ▁rock ▁art ▁site ▁in ▁south - western ▁Arn hem ▁Land , ▁in ▁the ▁Top ▁End ▁of ▁Australia ' s ▁Northern ▁Territ ory . ▁The ▁rock ▁shelter ▁features ▁pre histor ic ▁paint ings ▁of ▁fish , ▁including ▁the ▁bar ram und i , ▁wall ab ies , ▁cro cod iles , ▁people ▁and ▁spiritual ▁figures . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁paint ings ▁are ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁shelter ' s ▁ce iling , ▁but ▁many ▁are ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁walls ▁and ▁pill ars ▁of ▁the ▁site . ▁ ▁The ▁painting ▁on ▁the ▁ce iling ▁has ▁been ▁secure ly ▁dated ▁to ▁before ▁ 2 7 , 0 0 0 ▁years ▁ago . ▁ ▁Rad i oc ar bon ▁d ating ▁of ▁char co al ▁exc av ated ▁from ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁lowest ▁strat ig raph ic ▁layer ▁of ▁the ▁floor ▁returned ▁a ▁mean ▁age ▁of ▁ ▁suggesting ▁the ▁oldest ▁date ▁for ▁the ▁earliest ▁human ▁habit ation . ▁Fac et ed ▁and ▁use - st ri ated ▁h emat ite ▁c ray ons ▁have ▁been ▁recovered ▁from ▁nearby ▁locations ▁( Mal ak un anja ▁II ▁and ▁Nau wal ab ila ▁ 1 ) ▁in ▁str ata ▁dated ▁from ▁ 4 5 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 6 0 , 0 0 0 ▁years ▁old ▁which ▁suggests ▁that ▁the ▁Gab arn m ung ▁shelter ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁decor ated ▁from ▁its ▁in ception . ▁ ▁The ▁Brad sh aws ▁are ▁a ▁unique ▁form ▁of ▁rock ▁art ▁found ▁in