Ewaninga Rock Carvings Conservation Reserve is located in the remote inland area of the southern part of the Northern Territory, about 35 km from the Ellis Springs (Alice Springs), the second largest city in the Northern Territory, and covers an area of about 6 hectares.
Ewaninga Rock Carvings Conservation Reserve is made up of a low sand dune, exposed stone and clay, with more than 1000 pre-historic rock sculptures in the reserve, making it the most prominent representation of medieval Australian rock painting. Rock carvings extend from south to southeast, and most of the rock paintings are not very specific. They are generally made of lines, circles and other geometric patterns, and there are some shapes like beasts' hoofs, analyzed in terms of the patterns and depth of the rock paintings, which were drawn about 30,000 years ago. But the exact time has not yet been determined.
Scientists believe that Ewaninga Rock Carvings Conservation Reserve's rock paintings are closely linked to the (Arrente) activities of the early Areneans in the region. In 2009, A rock painting called "Extremes-Survival in the Great Deserts of the Southern Hemisphere) in the Great Desert of the Southern Hemisphere" is on display at the National Museum of Australia at (National Museum of Australia), a three-dimensional image restored by a laser scan.
