Rock Art Research

This article addresses authenticity and its implications for the management of indigenous rock art sites in Gariwerd (Grampians), Victoria, Australia. The issue of who has the authority to ascribe authenticity is also considered. In the case of the four rock art sites in this paper, authenticity was contested, some by people at the ‘periphery’, such as locals, who did not have the authority to ascribe authenticity, and some by archaeological officials at the ‘centre’ where the authority to ascribe authenticity resides.