It’s not always easy to work out where Aboriginal remains came from, but science can help.
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Research behind a new novel about “human zoos”, which took Indigenous Australians on tours of Europe, shines a light on a little-known part of colonial history.
How do you return Aboriginal remains to their place of origin when you have no record of where they came from? Look to a chemical element that’s laid down in teeth as people grow up.
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Archaeologist, Griffith University
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Professor of Archaeology and Biological Anthropology, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland
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Deputy Vice-President Indigenous Engagement & Director of the Jawun Research Centre, CQUniversity Australia
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Adjunct Researcher in Humanities, University of Tasmania
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Research scientist, Griffith University
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Canada Research Chair in Human Evolutionary Studies, and Professor of Archaeology, Simon Fraser University