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Dynamic terrain modeling reveals how the First Peoples traversed the Sahul landmass, now Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea, up to 70,000 years ago.
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 Langley from ARCHE. Four of the bone artefacts were found in layers that dating to between 35,000 and 46,0...
7 April 2021 / Bone tools from the Kimberley among oldest in Australia A new study of bone artefacts found in the Kimberley region reveals the secrets of their deep antiquity and diverse use. Bone tools found in the Kimberley. Credit: Michelle Langley The rugged Kimberley region of Western Australia is home to vast tracts of land – a savannah landscape of ranges and plains, pockmarked with caves. A new study of bone tools found in one such Kimberley cave has revealed they are among the oldest in the country and carry marks that hint at their ancient uses. The tools were found in layer...
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 Langley from ARCHE. Four of the bone artefacts were found in layers that dating to between 35,000 and 46...