The hugest geoglyph in the word, the "Marree man", 4 Km long, showing a
standing aboriginal (but "anthropologically inaccurate") warrior, has been
recently found (and executed...) in the South of Australia.
It has been probably ploughed by earth-moving equipment using a computer
technology combined with GPS system. The area has been probably chosen as
it "shows the presence throughout the plateau of white chalk just 6"
beneath the brown soil".
I think that the "Maree Man" is paradigmatical for many Rock Art related
questions, particularly in the media and in the touristic management.
Here the links found online.
(italian Newspaper "La Repubblica")
http://www.repubblica.it/online/cultura_scienze/aborigeno/aborigeno/aborigeno.html ------------------------------------------
Query on ABC News http://www.abc.net.au/news/
2: ABC News - Outline of man upsets Aboriginal groups
http://www.abc.net.au/news/98/07/17/980717_57.htm
3: ABC News - Mystery outline of man keeps charter pilot busy
http://www.abc.net.au/news/98/07/16/980716_44.htm
4: ABC News - Latest Bulletin
http://www.abc.net.au/news/98/07/10/default.htm
5: ABC News - Mystery surrounds huge image in outback SA
http://www.abc.net.au/news/98/07/10/980710_49.htm
6: ABC News - Maree man's artist may only face minor charge
http://www.abc.net.au/news/regionals/port/regport-21jul1998-2.htm
7: ABC News - Giant outline the world's 'largest piece of graffiti'
http://www.abc.net.au/news/regionals/port/regport-17jul1998-2.htm
8: ABC News - South Australia: Gulf cities bulletin
http://www.abc.net.au/news/regionals/port/default.htm
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Query on the Australian News Network http://www.theaustralian.com.au/ann.htm
1. Maree Man's miltary bearings
Abstract: Maree Man's miltary bearings By CHARLES MIRANDA. 22jul98 A GROUP of army engineers and surveyors is now thought to be the most likely creator of Marree Man. A convoy of army vehicles, including earth-moving equipment, was seen in the region at the time the 4km-long ploughed figure of an Aboriginal.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national/4281956.htm
2. Marree mystery deepens
Abstract: Marree mystery deepens. 21jul98 THE mystery of the Marree Man deepened yesterday with the arrival of another anonymous fax at The Advertiser. The fax, headed "Update No.2" said that the site for Marree Man, or Stuart's Giant, as it is also called, was chosen because of its unique characteristics.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/state/4256655.htm
3. Outback travellers stranded
Abstract: Outback travellers stranded. 21jul98 A DELUGE has stranded more than 100 tourists and cut roads in northern South Australia. BUT the downpour is a godsend for pastoralists, breaking a long dry spell in some areas and guaranteeing feed supplies on many stations until summer. While the widespread falls of
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/state/4256653.htm
4. Eric's Big Bird has the town in a flap
Abstract: Eric's Big Bird has the town in a flap By HUW MORGAN. 20jul98 A TEAM of shearers leaving the small Outback town of Marree after a heavy night in the pub thought it was the best-looking bird they had seen for ages. It was also the only one they could pick up — so Big Bird, the brolga, was packed into the
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/state/4134932.htm
5. Maree tourists: potential danger
Abstract: Maree tourists: potential danger From AAP. 19jul98 POLICE are worried that tourists trying to get to the isolated site of the so-called Marree Man will get bogged and put themselves in danger. A police spokesman said yesterday that rain had made roads impassable in the area around the 4km figure carved in land about
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/state/4190074.htm
6. New clues to mystery
Abstract: New clues to mystery By CRAIG CLARKE. 19jul98 DETECTIVES are closing in on the creators of the mysterious Marree Man. Police have confirmed they are following strong clues in the hunt for whoever etched the 4km-long drawing of an Aboriginal warrior on to a desert plateau outside Marree, 200km north of Port Augus
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/state/4240778.htm
7. It's all wrong, say museum experts
Abstract: It's all wrong, say museum experts. 18jul98 THE Aborigine on whom the Marree Man was modelled is unlikely ever to have been anywhere near the area, anthropologists have revealed. Dr Phillip Clarke and Dr Phillip Jones, of the South Australian Museum, have been scouring their history books to find the source of
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/state/4377288.htm
8. Marree Man turns red dust into gold
Abstract: Marree Man turns red dust into gold By AMANDA HODGE. 18jul98 IN Marree, a tiny desert community 700km north of Adelaide, the town's lone pub is full, the caravan parks are thriving, the cafe's doing a healthy trade and the pilot couldn't be happier. The gods have smiled on this struggling town — at a
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/state/4377468.htm
9. Maree Man wins wipeout reprieve
Abstract: Maree Man wins wipeout reprieve. 18jul98 THE South Australian Government has refused to erase the giant figure of Marree Man, despite Aboriginal claims it is making a joke of their cultural beliefs. The naked Aboriginal warrior will remain in full view from aircraft — at least for now. The local Dieri
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/state/4377236.htm
10. Leave our land alone: Aborigines
Abstract: Leave our land alone: Aborigines. 17jul98 ABORIGINAL people are trying to ban tourist flights over the giant etching of the so-called Marree Man in the State's Far North. THEY claim charter flight operators, who have been flooded with bookings, are exploiting Aboriginal cultural beliefs. The local Dieri
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/state/4358098.htm
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