‘Rare honour’: Griffith archaeologists win top Indonesian award
Award recognises Griffith's ground-breaking research into rock art dating in Indonesia.
Award recognises Griffith's ground-breaking research into rock art dating in Indonesia.
Digital archaeologist Andrea Jalandoni has received a national fellowship that will support her pioneering fieldwork around the globe.
Who let the dogs in? Researchers find key to missing dingo puzzle.
Discovery of rare early human fossils from Indonesia further unravels mystery of 'Hobbits'.
Researchers say Timor islands likely a gateway crossing to Australia for ancient humans.
Recent archaeology uncovers 10,000-year-old relics, including Neolithic to Bronze Age remains and art.
Nnow submerged north Australian region existed as an extensive archipelago for early human migration.
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.
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.
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.