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This study is the first archaeological research undertaken on New Guinea’s Great Papuan Plateau. Among the finds are a number of sea snail shells modified for use.
Archaeologists once assumed that men were responsible for seafaring trade in Papua New Guinea. New research shows how women played a fundamental role.
The neck’s vitality and vulnerability are rooted in a quirky evolutionary history.
Pottery has long been used to date archaeological sites but previously held ideas about styles associated with the iron age and their providence could be wrong.
Pottery made more than 1800 years ago by Aboriginal communities on Jiigurru in the Lizard Island group in the Great Barrier Reef is the oldest ever found in Australia.
New research on Ilorin in Nigeria provides insights into regional socio-political developments prior to the 19th century.
Archaeological data alone can’t always help to answer researchers’ questions: multiple lines of evidence are needed.
Britain’s most famous iconoclast presents a show of humour, beauty, and irreverence that reflects the complexities and contradictions in being human.
Milton Moon’s work produced over six decades is on show in a new exhibition at the Art Gallery of South Australia.
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Assistant Professor, University of Alberta
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Director, Walmbaar Aboriginal Corporation, Indigenous Knowledge
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Sean Ulm is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures, James Cook University
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Lecturer in Art Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh
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Emerita Professor, Art History and Curatorship, Adelaide University
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Professor of Indigenous Archaeology; Chief Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity & Heritage, Monash University
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Research Fellow in Black Heritage, University of Cambridge
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Assistant Professor in the Archaeology and History of the Ancient Mediterranean, University of Warwick
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Professor of Biology, Trinity College
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Research Officer, School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University
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Professor of Synchrotron Geosciences, Monash University
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Archaeologist, Monash University
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Australian Research Council DECRA Research Fellow, Monash University
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PhD Candidate (Archaeology), School of Humanities and Communication, University of Southern Queensland
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Associate professor, The University of Queensland