Two recently examined fossils suggest that Australia’s First Peoples valued big animals for their fossils as well as for ...
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A Giant Kangaroo Bone Is Challenging the Idea That Humans Wiped Out Australia’s Megafauna
Indigenous Australians may have been early "paleontologists," not big-game hunters, according to a new analysis ...
New research led by UNSW Sydney paleontologists challenges the idea that Indigenous Australians hunted Australia's megafauna to extinction, suggesting instead they were fossil collectors.
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Unusual 19th-century boomerang reveals Australia's indigenous history, claims study
Australian boomerangs come in a variety of shapes and sizes. The classic symmetrical boomerang is designed to return in a ...
Palaeontologists say there is no hard evidence in the fossil record that extinct Australian megafauna were butchered by First ...
Tony Abbott’s documentary Australia: a History makes for enjoyable rather than compelling viewing. Still, a worthwhile ...
If you’ve ever been curious about what dingoes truly are and where they come from, you’ve landed on the right page. These wild dogs have been around Australia for thousands of years, but their story ...
Halloween might be over, but if you still need to stream something spooky, then look no further than ITV's 8-part vampire series, Firebite ...
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Rare boomerang reveals secrets of Aboriginal history
A recent study has unearthed fascinating insights into Australia’s indigenous history through the examination of a unique 19th-century boomerang. This unusual artifact, which dates back to the 1800s, ...
Boomerangs are an iconic symbol of Australia. Known internationally for their unique curved shape and ability to return when ...
A decades-old theory that First Nations peoples hunted Australia's megafauna to extinction might not stack up, according to ...
It would have been cheaper to send prisoners to the West Indies or Canada. However, the east coast of Australia offered something grander and more ambitious: a new port of call in the East, far beyond ...
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