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Working out where Aboriginal remains came from will in take researchers from several disciplines working together. Michael Westaway

Returning to country: we should use genetics, geology and more to repatriate Aboriginal remains

Mark Collard, Simon Fraser University; Adrian Miller, CQUniversity Australia; Joanne Wright, Griffith University; Michael Westaway, The University of Queensland, and Shaun Adams, Griffith University

It’s not always easy to work out where Aboriginal remains came from, but science can help.
Indigenous Australians must be involved in research around provenance and country. Here, representatives of the Willandra Aboriginal Elders visit the Griffith University ancient DNA laboratory. Renee Chapman

DNA from ancient Aboriginal Australian remains enables their return to Country

Joanne Wright, Griffith University; David Lambert, Griffith University, and Sally Wasef, Griffith University

Museums around the world hold remains of Aboriginal people that were often taken without permission and in the absence of accurate records. New DNA methods may help return these items to country.
Professor Eske Willerslev talks to Aboriginal elders in the Kalgoorlie area in southwestern Australia. Preben Hjort, Mayday Film

DNA reveals a new history of the First Australians

Michael Westaway, Griffith University; Claire Bowern, Yale University; David Lambert, Griffith University; Joanne Wright, Griffith University, and Sankar Subramanian, Griffith University

New DNA research working with Indigenous Australians is answering many of the questions about when and where the First Australians emerged many thousands of years ago.
The original excavation of Mungo Man, found near Lake Mungo in southwestern New South Wales, Australia. Wilfred Shawcross.

New DNA study confirms ancient Aborigines were the First Australians

David Lambert, Griffith University; Joanne Wright, Griffith University; Michael Westaway, Griffith University, and Sankar Subramanian, Griffith University

Research first published in 2001 has been used to question of whether Aboriginal People were the First Australians. So why not re-test those results with improved techniques and equipment?

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