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The worldwide rollout of the coronavirus vaccines was not the groundbreaking science to happen this year. We’ve put together a list of 10 of 2021’s biggest science stories.

For as long as “History” with a capital ‘H’ has been written, Indigenous peoples have been placed outside its circle. Consequently,

Western methods of preserving history have excluded Indigenous stories. How can we include Indigenous narratives and their methods of maintaining history?

Researchers map Australians who ‘sailed’ into the deserts 30 Apr 2021 | 4 mins ‘Superhighways’ used by a population of up to 6.5 million Indigenous Australians to navigate the continent tens of thousands of years ago have provided new insights into how people thrived in harsh environments. The international team of researchers, including from The University of Western Australia, used sophisticated modelling of past people and landscapes to reveal the routes that led to the early a...

'Superhighways' used by a population of up to 6.5 million Indigenous Australians to navigate the continent tens of thousands of years ago have provided...

Scientists date Australias oldest rock shelter painting 23 Feb 2021 | 3 mins A multidisciplinary team of scientists from The University of Western Australia and The University of Melbourne, working with Aboriginal Traditional Owners, has successfully dated a 17,000 year old kangaroo rock painting in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The rock painting, found on the Unghango clan estate in Balanggarra Country in the north-eastern Kimberley, is the oldest known painting still on the wall ...

The kangaroo painting is Australia's oldest known example of rock art, according to scientists.

READ MORE Dubbed the worlds oldest-known cave art, the painting represented a 45,000-year-old life-size warty pig. Dr Sven Ouzman, from University Western Australias School of Social Sciences, believes the latest discovery will help researchers better understand Australias Indigenous history. He said: "This iconic kangaroo image is visually similar to rock paintings from islands in South East Asia dated to more than 40,000 years ago, suggesting a cultural link - and hinting at still older rock ...

Scientists dated the painting with the help of ancient wasp nests.

Researchers have used radiocarbon dating to determine that Australia's oldest known painting inside a rock shelter is 17,000-years-old.