A 60,000 + year old belief system--as you said.--- That is just fantastic (in the best sense of the word fantasy.). And if you looked up at the sky as it rose, MARS would be looking, then, just as it does for us here and now since it has been that long since we were this close.
Alas, close only counts in horseshoes--or so 'tis said. Still, I looked and tried to comprehend what it was and what it meant and, indeed, why it mattered. I came away glad I was here to witness it. Jonathan Eberhart's shade was by my side---and we marvelled at it together---not really noticing the big difference from the way Mars usually looks. No matter, it will happen again---way down the road I've been told by people I trust. They do the numbers. I just watch and think some thoughts and then come away with some conclusions that I hope will be more correct than not.
Is this thread creep? Not if my time daydreaming might be seen as dreamtiming here in Illinois on this lovely summer's evening.
If this seems vague, well, it seems vagueness is the best way to look at the concept of Aussie dreamtime---and the planet Mars as well. From my window tonight I can see Mars---closer now than in all the years since the beginning of dreamtime as a concept. Neither is in clear focus, but that's cool.