Plans are progressing to rebury the remains of some of Australia’s most significant inhabitants. But scientists say this will see the potential to learn more about the origins of humanity vanish.
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It’s been half a century since Jim Bowler discovered Mungo Lady, which changed the course of Australian history. But now he says the find has fallen off the national radar, leaving a legacy of shame.
New techniques for genetic analysis are helping us build more detailed and accurate stories about the ancient histories of the first Australians.
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.
The remains of the first known Australian, Mungo Man, begin their journey home today. Scientists hope they’ll still get a chance to study the ancient remains, working with the Traditional Owners.
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?
The remains of the Aboriginal man who lived more than 40,000 years ago are on the move again. But they’re still not returning home, to the place where they were discovered four decades ago.
Liberal Democrat Senator David Leyonhjelm has said that Aboriginal people may not be the first occupants of Australia. What does the research say?
Evidence of the first people to settle in Australia can be found in the Willandra Lakes World Heritage Area, in western New South Wales, informally referred to as Australia’s Rift Valley. Hundreds of archaeological…
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Professor of Archaeology and Biological Anthropology, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Evolutionary Biology, Griffith University
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Honorary Fellow, School of Geograpy, Earth and Atmospheric Science, SGEAS, The University of Melbourne
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