More than 500 paintings at 87 rock shelters provide a remarkable glimpse into past Aboriginal life.
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Did people settle these islands by traveling north from South America, or in the other direction? Reanalyzing data from artifacts discovered decades ago provides a definitive answer.
By studying the DNA of people who lived in East Asia thousands of years ago, scientists are starting to untangle how the region was populated.
Artefacts suggest a ‘great leap’, a recent evolution of modern intelligence. Fossils and DNA argue that’s an illusion.
Before 200,000 years ago, close to the origin of our species, people preferred the use of broad-leaved grasses to build their beds and resting areas using ash layers underneath.
Mason tirelessly sought to convince officials of the need to recognise and celebrate the African past, and the role that African people played in the making of modern South African society.
There is not much information on artefacts used by Stone Age humans to make sound and music – but the first comprehensive survey is a good start.
Beer was extremely popular in ancient Mesopotamia. Sipped through straws, it differed from today’s beer and was enjoyed by people from all walks of life.
A new study of centuries-old Mesoamerican statues lends weight to the idea that many human facial expressions are universal.
Archaeological discoveries in a jungle cave in central Indonesia suggest humans arrived there 18,000 years ago and decided to stay a while, hunting in the jungle and building canoes.
The updated methods are providing a clearer picture of how Earth and its inhabitants evolved over the past 60,000 years - and thus, providing new insight into its future.
The Boxgrove people, like all other human species, were capable of sharing time, care and knowledge in all parts of their life.
Stone tools found in a cave in Mexico have archaeologists rewriting the human history of the Americas.
Africa has always contributed to global technological breakthroughs and economic systems.
New research claiming indigenous Americans traveled to Polynesia is sensational, but the science is flawed and ignores other evidence.
Archaeologists reveal two-kilometre ring of pits around the neolithic Durrington Walls by studying old geophysical surveys.
New research suggests ancient climate change shaped the fate of western civilisation.
Archaeologists working with museums in Iraq have protected more than 270,000 artefacts using SmartWater liquid technology.
Recent excavations reveal that what was once thought to be a Bronze Age fort is actually much younger, and produce evidence of a huge settlement that was home to 4,000 people.
People have lived with infectious disease throughout the millennia, with culture and biology influencing each other. Archaeologists decode the stories told by bones and what accompanies them.
Principales colaboradores
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Associate Professor of Archaeology, Griffith University
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Honorary Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney
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Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Archaeology, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor and Director, Flinders Microarchaeology Laboratory, Flinders University
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Associate Professor of Anthropology, Rice University
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Assistant Curator of Human Evolution., University of Alberta
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Mathematician and Ancient DNA Researcher, University of Adelaide
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Director, Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution, Griffith University
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Professor of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, Bournemouth University
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Head, Public Engagement, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney
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Professor, Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology
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Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH), University of Wollongong
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Professor in Geochronology and Geochemistry, Southern Cross University
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Claire Smith es Amigo de The Conversation.
Professor of Archaeology, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University
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Associate Professor in Archaeology and Space Studies, Flinders University
