New study reveals history of Aboriginal trade with foreign visitors before British settlement msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Over the course of 2021 and 2022 Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum will bring Aucklanders an exciting programme of international touring exhibitions alongside the Museum’s own shows that illustrate the wealth and diversity of its .
Found: Oldest bilby and bandicoot fossils
Million-year-old fossils of Aussie icons found in archives of US university.
A bilby. Credit: Jacob Layocan / Getty Images.
A scientist from the Western Australian Museum has discovered the oldest known fossils of two iconic Australian animals – the bilby andthe bandicoot – which had been kept for decades at the University of Washington, US.
Both the bilby and the bandicoot are small, furry, rodent-like marsupials found on mainland Australia and – in the case of the bandicoot – Papua New Guinea and parts of Indonesia.
Three new fossil bandicoots named in the study. Credit: WA Museum.
Previously, the oldest bilby (
Ancient Greeks: Athletes, Warriors and Heroes features objects on loan from the British Museum to showcase physical prowess in antiquity neoskosmos.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from neoskosmos.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Alec Coles OBE named Western Australian of the Year for Arts & Culture
Stunning new WA Museum Boola Bardip breaking visitation records
Western Australian Museum Chief Executive Officer Alec Coles OBE has been named as the 2021 Arts & Culture Western Australian of the Year.
Culture and the Arts Minister David Templeman congratulated Mr Coles on his outstanding achievement in leading the development of the new $400 million Government-funded WA Museum Boola Bardip in the Perth Cultural Centre.
Mr Coles has been at the helm of the WA Museum for 11 years, leading it through some exceptional times, including the opening of the stunning new WA Museum Boola Bardip.