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 ...

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 ...

The mystery of 1,400-year-old ‘earth rings’ found in Australia has been solved. Located on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Country in the suburb of Sunbury, the rings were the subject of a study which was ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Archaeology in Oceania : themes and issues / Ian Lilley -- Revisiting the past : changing interpretations of Pleistocene settlement subsistence and demography in Northern Australia / Sue O'Connor and ...

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 ...

Archaeology 'Such caves weren't used for ordinary living': Rare finger grooves from ancient peoples found in glittering Australian cave Archaeology 80,000-year-old stones in Uzbekistan may be the ...