[HTML][HTML] Sea level rise drowned a vast habitable area of north-western Australia driving long-term cultural change
For most of the period of human occupation of Sahul (the combined Pleistocene landmass of
Australia and New Guinea), lower sea levels exposed an extensive area of the northwest of …
Australia and New Guinea), lower sea levels exposed an extensive area of the northwest of …
[HTML][HTML] Stone artefacts on the seabed at a submerged freshwater spring confirm a drowned cultural landscape in Murujuga, Western Australia
We report the discovery and identification of five ancient stone artefacts associated with a
submerged freshwater spring at the underwater archaeological site WH1 in Murujuga …
submerged freshwater spring at the underwater archaeological site WH1 in Murujuga …
[HTML][HTML] Optical dating of sediments affected by post-depositional mixing: Modelling, synthesizing and implications
One of the biggest challenges in optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating is to deal
with sediments that are affected by post-depositional mixing. Equivalent dose (D e) …
with sediments that are affected by post-depositional mixing. Equivalent dose (D e) …
[HTML][HTML] The evolution of Australian island geographies and the emergence and persistence of Indigenous maritime cultures
Australia was first peopled by maritime voyagers who intentionally crossed from Indonesia
using watercraft 65,000 years ago. Despite this, the Holocene archaeological record …
using watercraft 65,000 years ago. Despite this, the Holocene archaeological record …
Abrupt onset of intensive human occupation 44,000 years ago on the threshold of Sahul
Archaeological evidence attests multiple early dispersals of Homo sapiens out of Africa, but
genetic evidence points to the primacy of a single dispersal 70-40 ka. Laili in Timor-Leste is …
genetic evidence points to the primacy of a single dispersal 70-40 ka. Laili in Timor-Leste is …
[HTML][HTML] A comparative study of early shell knife production using archaeological, experimental and ethnographic datasets: 46,000 years of Melo (Gastropoda …
We investigate archaeological evidence for the early production of Melo (or commonly
named 'baler') shell knives recovered from Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene deposits in …
named 'baler') shell knives recovered from Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene deposits in …
Revisiting the late Quaternary fossiliferous infills of Cathedral Cave, Wellington Caves (central eastern New South Wales, Australia)
ABSTRACT The Wellington Caves were the first Australian locality from which Europeans
collected and analysed vertebrate fossils. Within this system, Cathedral Cave contains …
collected and analysed vertebrate fossils. Within this system, Cathedral Cave contains …
[HTML][HTML] From the Late Pleistocene to the present: Geochemical characterisation of a lithic assemblage from Widgingarri Shelter 1, Arraluli Country, west Kimberley
E Nutman, S O'Connor, W Malanali, P Collins - Quaternary Science …, 2025 - Elsevier
The geochemical sourcing and characterisation of lithic assemblages is surprisingly rare in
Australian archaeology. The studies that have been undertaken have overwhelmingly …
Australian archaeology. The studies that have been undertaken have overwhelmingly …
Miniaturization and abstraction in the Later Stone Age
C Shipton - Biological Theory, 2023 - Springer
This article offers some hypotheses to explain Later Stone Age lithic miniaturization: the
systematic creation of small stone flakes on the finest-grained materials. Fundamentally, this …
systematic creation of small stone flakes on the finest-grained materials. Fundamentally, this …
Human dispersal and plant processing in the Pacific 55 000–50 000 years ago
The dynamics of our species' dispersal into the Pacific remains intensely debated. The
authors present archaeological investigations in the Raja Ampat Islands, north-west of New …
authors present archaeological investigations in the Raja Ampat Islands, north-west of New …