A 19th-century wangim or boomerang has revealed how sophisticated the First Peoples of Australia were as engineers, and how ...

A new study by a Utah anthropologist, based on genetic evidence, concludes that the colonizers of Sahul arrived later than ...

Shine a light deep inside Waribruk cave in southeastern Australia and the walls and ceiling sparkle. The spectacle is the result of geological processes spanning millions of years. First, underground ...

Archaeologists are often confronted with sites featuring post-occupation disturbance. At rural sites, this disturbance often comes in the form of agricultural activity, such as ploughing and grazing.

New archaeological research highlights major blind spots in Australia’s environmental management policies which place submerged Indigenous heritage at risk New archaeological research highlights major ...

For most of the human history of Australia, sea levels were much lower than they are today, and there was extra dry land where people lived. Archaeologists could only speculate about how people used ...

Archaeologists have discovered a new style of ancient Australian rock art that features unusual depictions of human and animal figures, seemingly living in harmony. The works from this ancient art ...

Niche construction theory concerns the modification of environments by all organisms, and gives a new perspective on zooarchaeological records in southwest Australia. Aboriginal people in this region ...

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA—BBC News reports that officials in Australia’s federal government have decided to rebury the 42,000-year-old remains of “Mungo Man” and more than 100 other people unearthed between ...

A first-ever biomechanics study of two First Nations weapons systems has identified the design features that make them so formidable. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Kangaroos and wallabies mingle with humans, or sit facing forward as if playing the piano. Humans wear headdresses in a variety of styles and are frequently seen holding snakes. These are some of the ...