Uluru: Australia’s Mythic Monolith

It’s one of the most iconic sights in Australia, perhaps in the world. In the Central Desert, a vast sandstone monolith rises from an endless flat plain, its red walls changing color with the shifting sunlight. Taller than the Eiffel Tower, older than the Himalayas, and covering more area than the entire nation of Monaco, it goes by the ancient name of Uluru. Today, it is one of the most sacred places in the entire world. → Subscribe for new videos two times per week. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw?sub_confirmation=1 Our sister channels: Biographics - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClnDI2sdehVm1zm_LmUHsjQ TopTenz - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ-hpFPF4nOKoKPEAZM_THw/ Credits: Host - Simon Whistler Author - Morris M Producer - Jennifer Da Silva Executive Producer - Shell Harris Business inquiries to admin@toptenz.net Source/Further reading: Timeline: https://www.environment.gov.au/topics/national-parks/uluru-kata-tjuta-national-park/culture-and-history/history-park Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/place/Uluru-Ayers-Rock#ref210100 Aganu stories: https://parksaustralia.gov.au/uluru/discover/culture/stories/ Aganu culture: https://parksaustralia.gov.au/uluru/discover/culture/ History of Uluru as tourist site: https://parksaustralia.gov.au/uluru/discover/history/ Geological history: https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2017-06-27/how-did-uluru-and-kata-tjuta-form/8572068 https://parksaustralia.gov.au/uluru/discover/nature/geology/ The impacts and thoughts behind closing Uluru to climbers: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/24/world/australia/uluru-climbing-ban.html https://www.vice.com/en_au/article/bj5xn8/the-strange-sad-history-of-people-climbing-uluru Origins of the aboriginals: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/08/science/aboriginal-australians-dna-origins-australia.html Aboriginals and colonials: https://australianstogether.org.au/discover/australian-history/colonisation/ Ernest Giles: http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/giles-ernest-3611 William Gosse diary: https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/D+6994/8(L) Extinct Shrimp in Uluru rock pools: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-09-29/tourist-poo-killed-rare-shrimp-on-uluru/1446342?pfmredir=sm