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Aboriginal stone arrangements are a form of rock art constructed by Indigenous Australians." Typically, they consist of stones, each of which may be about 30 cm in size, laid out in a pattern extending over several metres or tens of metres. . Each stone is well-embedded into the soil, and many have "trigger-stones" to support them. Particularly fine examples are in Victoria where the stones can be very large. For example, the stone arrangement at Wurdi Youang consists of about 100 stones arranged in an egg-shaped oval about 50m across.

Each stone is well-embedded into the soil, and many have "trigger-stones" to support them. The appearance of the site is very similar to that of the megalithic stone circles found throughout Britain (although the function and culture are presumably completely different). Although its association with Indignious Australians well-authenticated and beyond doubt, the purpose is unclear, although it may have a connection with initiation rites. It has also been suggested that the site may have been used for astronomical purposes (Morieson 2003). (Wikipedia Aboriginal stone arrangments)

Road builders and farmers in Papua New Guinea unearthed many small stone figures that dated as far back as 8000 BCE. Stones also have a ritual significance to the Pacific. (PG 208)

Some stone arrangements in South east Australia are also aligned for cardinal directions for the people to use with very high accuracy up to a few degrees."