Editing Kakadu National Park (section)

===Aboriginal history===
The name ''Kakadu'' probably originates from the mispronunciation of [[Gaagudju language|Gaagudju]], which is the name of an [[Australian Aboriginal languages|Aboriginal language]] spoken in the north-western part of the park. Explorer [[Walter Baldwin Spencer|Baldwin Spencer]] had incorrectly ascribed the name "Kakadu tribe" to the people living in the [[Alligator Rivers]] area<ref name=aussietowns>{{cite web |title=Kakadu National Park, NT |url=https://www.aussietowns.com.au/town/kakadu-national-park-nt |website=Aussie Towns |date=13 May 2015 |access-date=14 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Spencer |first=Baldwin |author-link=Walter Baldwin Spencer |title=Native Tribes of the Northern Territory of Australia |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hrNDYY9iKz4C |publisher=Library of Alexandria |year=2020 |access-date=14 March 2021 |isbn=978-1-4655-7998-0 |via=Google Books}}</ref>

[[Aboriginal Australian|Aboriginal peoples]] have occupied the Kakadu area continuously for around 60,000 years.<ref name=handback2022/> Kakadu National Park is renowned for the richness of its [[Aboriginal sacred site|Aboriginal cultural sites]]. There are more than 5,000 recorded art sites illustrating Aboriginal culture over thousands of years. The archaeological sites demonstrate Aboriginal occupation for at least 40,000 and possibly up to 65,000 years.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Clarkson |first1=Chris |last2=Jacobs |first2=Zenobia |last3=Marwick |first3=Ben |last4=Fullagar |first4=Richard |last5=Wallis |first5=Lynley |last6=Smith |first6=Mike |last7=Roberts |first7=Richard G. |last8=Hayes |first8=Elspeth |last9=Lowe |first9=Kelsey |last10=Carah |first10=Xavier |last11=Florin |first11=S. Anna |last12=McNeil |first12=Jessica |last13=Cox |first13=Delyth |last14=Arnold |first14=Lee J. |last15=Hua |first15=Quan |date=20 July 2017 |title=Human occupation of northern Australia by 65,000 years ago |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/nature22968 |journal=Nature |language=en |volume=547 |issue=7663 |pages=306–310 |doi=10.1038/nature22968 |pmid=28726833 |bibcode=2017Natur.547..306C |issn=1476-4687}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Arnold |first=Lee |date=20 July 2017 |title=Kakadu site shows 65,000 years of human occupation |url=https://www.adelaide.edu.au/news/news93602.html |access-date=12 April 2025 |website=University of Adelaide}}</ref>