Year of Object(s) Creation: 12,000 B.C.E. (approximate)
Estimated Value ($USD):
Object Type(s): Carving, Plaque or Tablet
Object Material(s): sandstone, stone
Provenience Nation: Australia
Provenience Location: Tasmania
Year Removed from Findspot: 1962

Provenance
Start Year: 2022
End Year: 2022
Circumstance of Acquisition: Returned to the Tasmanian Aboriginal community
Nation: Australia
Location: Preminghana (Tasmania)
Start Year: 1962
End Year: 1962
Circumstance of Acquisition: Taken by anthropologists
Nation: Australia
Location: Launceston’s Queen Victoria Museum and Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery

Tasmanian Preminghana luwamakuna (Petroglyphs)


Description:


Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 1962
Year Claim Resolved: 2022
Means of Resolution: Inquiry/Demand

Complainant Name: Tasmanian Aboriginal community
Complainant Nation: Australia
Complainant Nation Economy: Developed
Complainant Type: Private: Individual

Respondent Name: Launceston’s Queen Victoria Museum and Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
Respondent Nation: Australia
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Public: Institution

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Editor's Notes:
(Status: Ready for review) Edited by Keli Fisher Clarification Notes . The petroglyphs are over 14,000 years old.