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19 August 2022
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28 October 2020
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24 March 2016

Archaeologists find key to dingo mystery

Who let the dogs in? Researchers find key to missing dingo puzzle.

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7 August 2024
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22 May 2024
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22 April 2024

First evidence of ancient human occupation found in giant lava tube cave in Saudi Arabia

Recent archaeology uncovers 10,000-year-old relics, including Neolithic to Bronze Age remains and art.

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21 December 2023
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10 July 2023
Professor Michael Petraglia with skull

Unearthing humanity’s origin story

Professor Michael Petraglia has always been drawn to the distant past. Growing up, he pored over copies of National Geographic and books about Ancient Egypt that his family – particularly his older sister – would gift him every Christmas. So it seems only natural that he would pursue a career in archaeology that’s taken him around the world, from teaching at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge in the UK to directing field projects in Africa and Asia that have reframed our understanding of ancient human migration. Professor Petraglia, now the Director of Griffith University’s Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution (ARCHE), and he talked to Griffith Review Editor Carody Culver about the origin story of our species – which, like humanity itself, is constantly evolving. This is an excerpt.

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15 February 2023
Toby Walsh

From the heart with Rachel Perkins

Acclaimed filmmaker and producer Rachel Perkins is best known for her work promoting and showcasing Indigenous stories and culture through film and television. But, born into a culture of Indigenous activism, her reach and impact extend well beyond the screen.

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11 November 2022

Autonomous vehicle technology provides non-intrusive exploration on Western Pacific Island

Griffith University researchers are using the same technology that helps control automated vehicles and is used in speed cameras to find ancient sites in the Mariana Islands.

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