• Introduction • Types • Characteristics • Dating • History/Chronology • Ubirr Rock Art (Northern Australia) • Burrup Peninsula Rock Art (Western Australia) • Bradshaw Rock Paintings (Western Australia) • Sydney Rock Engravings (NSW) • Collections Hand Stencil Painting. Handprints and cupules are believed to constitute the oldest forms of aboriginal parietal art in Australia, dating perhaps to 40,000 BCE.