Puritjarra is an archaeological site located in the western part of Central Australia in Cleland Hills, 350 kilometers west of Alice Springs.
[1][2] An ancient rock shelter, this site is located within the traditional Aboriginal lands of the Kukatja people.
[3] The site is significant due to its ancient rock art and the stone artifacts that have been found there.
[5] Flaked stone artifacts were found, some made from locally sourced materially (silicified sandstone, clear quartz and ironstone) and some from other materials sourced from further away (white chalcedony, nodular chert, and silcrete).
[6] Archaeologist Mike Smith found that there was little change in the types of resources and materials used throughout the Pleistocene and into the Holocene.