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The Ochre Pits are a popular tourist destination in Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
's Northern Territory
Northern Territory

The Northern Territory is a federal states and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions....
, approximately 50 kilometres west of Alice Springs along the Larapinta Trail
Larapinta Trail

The Larapinta Trail is an extended walking track in the Northern Territory, Australia. Its total length covers from East to West, with one end at Alice Springs and the other at Mount Sonder, one of the territory's highest mountains....
.

The pits consist of several layers of multi-coloured, layered rock that was traditionally used by Australian Aborigine
Indigenous Australians

Indigenous Australians are the first human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands and their descendants. Indigenous Australians are distinguished as either Australian Aborigines or Torres Strait Islanders, who currently together make up about 2.6% of Australia's population....
s in ceremonies and played an important role in the continent's economy, being trade
Trade

Tradeis the willing exchange of goods, Service , or both. Trade is also called commerce. A mechanism that allows trade is called a market. The original form of trade was barter , the direct exchange of goods and services....
d with neighbouring clan
Clan

A clan is a group of people united by kinship and descent, which is defined by actual or perceived descent from a common ancestor. Even if actual lineage patterns are unknown, clan members may nonetheless recognize a founding member or apical ancestor....
s and "", in every direction on the continent.

The mine belongs to the Western Arrernte
Western Arrernte

Western Arrernte refers to Arrernte people who traditionally live in Arrernte lands west of Alice Springs, out as far as Mutitjulu and Kings Canyon ....
 people.






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Ochre Pits
The Ochre Pits are a popular tourist destination in Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
's Northern Territory
Northern Territory

The Northern Territory is a federal states and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions....
, approximately 50 kilometres west of Alice Springs along the Larapinta Trail
Larapinta Trail

The Larapinta Trail is an extended walking track in the Northern Territory, Australia. Its total length covers from East to West, with one end at Alice Springs and the other at Mount Sonder, one of the territory's highest mountains....
.

The pits consist of several layers of multi-coloured, layered rock that was traditionally used by Australian Aborigine
Indigenous Australians

Indigenous Australians are the first human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands and their descendants. Indigenous Australians are distinguished as either Australian Aborigines or Torres Strait Islanders, who currently together make up about 2.6% of Australia's population....
s in ceremonies and played an important role in the continent's economy, being trade
Trade

Tradeis the willing exchange of goods, Service , or both. Trade is also called commerce. A mechanism that allows trade is called a market. The original form of trade was barter , the direct exchange of goods and services....
d with neighbouring clan
Clan

A clan is a group of people united by kinship and descent, which is defined by actual or perceived descent from a common ancestor. Even if actual lineage patterns are unknown, clan members may nonetheless recognize a founding member or apical ancestor....
s and "", in every direction on the continent.

The mine belongs to the Western Arrernte
Western Arrernte

Western Arrernte refers to Arrernte people who traditionally live in Arrernte lands west of Alice Springs, out as far as Mutitjulu and Kings Canyon ....
 people. Prior to European settlement of the area in 1880, only certain men were qualified to collect the ochre
Ochre

Ochre or Ocher is a color, usually described as Gold -yellow or light yellow brown....
.

It was considered some of the choicest ochre - soft to touch, vivid, with a slight sheen to it. The colours range from gold to crimson.

After the ochre was mined by the Western Arrernte
Western Arrernte

Western Arrernte refers to Arrernte people who traditionally live in Arrernte lands west of Alice Springs, out as far as Mutitjulu and Kings Canyon ....
, it was ground and mixed with Emu
Emu

The Emu , Dromaius novaehollandiae, is the largest bird native to Australia and the only Extant taxon member of the genus Dromaius. It is also the second-largest extant bird in the world by height, after its ratite relative, the ostrich....
 fat for ceremonial body adornment.

See also


  • Larapinta Trail
    Larapinta Trail

    The Larapinta Trail is an extended walking track in the Northern Territory, Australia. Its total length covers from East to West, with one end at Alice Springs and the other at Mount Sonder, one of the territory's highest mountains....
  • West MacDonnell Ranges
  • West MacDonnell National Park
    West MacDonnell National Park

    West MacDonnell is a national park in the Northern Territory , 1234 km south of Darwin, Northern Territory. It extends along the MacDonnell Ranges west of Alice Springs, Northern Territory....
  • Western Arrernte
    Western Arrernte

    Western Arrernte refers to Arrernte people who traditionally live in Arrernte lands west of Alice Springs, out as far as Mutitjulu and Kings Canyon ....