A new study by a Utah anthropologist, based on genetic evidence, concludes that the colonizers of Sahul arrived later than ...

No. 50, Special 50th Edition. Archaeology in the New Millennium: The Past, Present and Future of Australian Archaeology (Jun., 2000), pp. 81-89 (9 pages) Published By: Taylor & Francis, Ltd.

Location of buried archaeological features using earth-resistivity surveying is an established procedure. Its application to Australian sites is long overdue. In this paper, an outline of the physical ...

Shine a light deep inside Waribruk cave in southeastern Australia and the walls and ceiling sparkle. The spectacle is the result of geological processes spanning millions of years. First, underground ...

A 19th-century wangim or boomerang has revealed how sophisticated the First Peoples of Australia were as engineers, and how ...

For most of the human history of Australia, sea levels were much lower than they are today, and there was extra dry land where people lived. Archaeologists could only speculate about how people used ...

Archaeologists have discovered a new style of ancient Australian rock art that features unusual depictions of human and animal figures, seemingly living in harmony. The works from this ancient art ...

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA—BBC News reports that officials in Australia’s federal government have decided to rebury the 42,000-year-old remains of “Mungo Man” and more than 100 other people unearthed between ...

Kangaroos and wallabies mingle with humans, or sit facing forward as if playing the piano. Humans wear headdresses in a variety of styles and are frequently seen holding snakes. These are some of the ...