Rare bone tool artefact revealed
Rare bone tool artefact revealed Discovery on the Murray gives insight into ancient Australia. Archaeologists Duncan Wright, Christopher Wilson, Roger Luebbers and Kelly Wiltshire (L-R) on the Murrawong excavation in 2008. Credit: Flinders University Analysis of a crafted bone point unearthed on Ngarrindjeri country in South Australia is shedding new light on the behaviour and tool use of First Nations Australians, according to a new paper published in the journal Australian Archaeology. (a) The Murrawong bone point; (b) superior view; (c) inferior view; and (d) distal edge featuring use-rel...
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