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A realignment is needed as the current systems have lost the competence to midwife a new nation out of the formative experiences of the last 25 years.
Did people settle these islands by traveling north from South America, or in the other direction? Reanalyzing data from artifacts discovered decades ago provides a definitive answer.
An archaeologist tells the story of how she and her colleagues discovered a traditional Irish village, a clachan, in a South Australian field – the first confirmed clachan found outside Ireland.
South Africa needs to review its four years decision to exclusively deliver housing through megaprojects.
Over the past half century, Australia has experienced a ‘time revolution’ with Indigenous history pushed back into the dizzying expanse of deep time. The latest discovery reminds us that science, like history, is an ongoing inquiry.
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Sir John Monash Distinguished Professor, Monash University. Deputy Director ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures, Monash University
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Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH), University of Wollongong
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Lecturer, Deakin University
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Senior Researcher: NRF South African Research Chair in Spatial Analysis and City Planning, University of the Witwatersrand
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Chief Researcher: Gauteng City-Region Observatory, Wits University and University of Johannesburg, University of the Witwatersrand
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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Oregon
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Fellow of the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study, Stellenbosch University
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PhD Candidate, Archaeology, Flinders University, Flinders University
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Archaeology, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Professor of Archaeology + Associate Director for Research and Collections, Museum of Natural and Cultural History, University of Oregon
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Evan Pugh University Professor of Anthropology, Penn State
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Professor of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, Bournemouth University; University of Reading
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Ph.D. Candidate in Archaeology, University of Oregon
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Associate Professor in Hominin Palaeoecology, Bournemouth University