Bone tools found in arid landscape among oldest in Australia
Bone tools found in Riwi Cave in the Kimberley, WA. Credit: Michelle Langley New research has reappraised the age of bone artefacts found in a famous Kimberley cave site as being more than 35,000 years old, making them among the oldest bone tools found in Australia. Published in the International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, the team of scientists from across Australia analysed eight bone artefacts from Riwi Cave in Mimbi country in south-central Kimberley, Western Australia. Dr Michelle Langle...
Carpenter Gap Western Australia Michelle Langley Jane Balme International Journal Of Osteoarchaeology Australian National University
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