Aunty Gladys learnt about the circles from her Old People. Now, she's working with researchers on Nyiyaparli Country to unravel the truth about the mysterious circles. Via NITV
While they've been occurring for thousands of years, the mysterious circle formations formed in deserts were first recorded by scientists in Africa in the 1970s.While ethnoecologist Fiona Walsh says scientists concluded they came about from plants competing for water and nutrients.
Ms Bidu said her Ancestors also used the rock hard circles to break open and crush seeds for use in food, such as damper.The Twelve Apostles are back in Aboriginal hands after Vic's first native title determination in 10 years"Aboriginal people told us that these regular circular patterns of bare pavements are occupied by spinifex termites," she said.
They also looked at patches at Newhaven, an Australian Wildlife Conservancy property in Warlpiri country in the Northern Territory."After we dug and then dusted to clean the trenches, 100 per cent of them had termite chambers seen horizontally and vertically in the matrix."Dr Walsh said termites and their structures were much more common under the circles than in the nearby spinifex grasslands.
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