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A recently released study has concluded that several huge Rainbow Serpent and other Deity images appeared all over the western part of Arnhem Land, as Indigenous peoples reacted to the impact of the European colonization of the continent. Researchers have documented a massive concentration of Rainbow Serpent artwork located at Awunbarna, with one oversized (6.1 meters (20 ft)) painted figure on the ceiling of the shelter. Instead of being a sign of a cultural retreat, the images may have been an affirmation of law, identity, and authority by the Aboriginal elders of Amurdak Country during a period of significant change. A Remarkable Cluster in Amurdak Country The article by Paul S.C. Taçon, Sally K. May, Andrea Jalandoni and senior Amurdak