NOHC was commissioned by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service to prepare a cultural mapping of Cullunghutti.
Client
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
Location
Cullunghutti Aboriginal Area
Services provided
- Cultural mapping
- Archival research
- Consultation with community
Cullunghutti is a low but prominent rangeland peak on the Southern Illawarra coastal plain, just north of the lower reaches of the Shoalhaven River. This project involved a deep dive into historical resources and old maps. We developed a descriptive inventory to serve as a baseline of information from existing sources, which can then be added to and refined through future research and Aboriginal community involvement.
A series of cultural context maps were developed to illustrate the cultural significance of the area in relation to the Cullunghutti Aboriginal Area. While the archaeological data used focused on a radius of 15 km around the Cullunghutti Aboriginal Area, historical sources and oral histories we gathered and reviewed from the wider Lower Shoalhaven region from Gerroa to Currarong and out to Didthul
