A group of Australian and international palaeontologists have identified a giant wombat-like animal so unique they had to create an entirely new family of marsupials.

New archaeological research demonstrates earliest projectile technology in the tropical rainforests of Sri Lanka.

First Australians co-existed with a giant ‘wombat-like’ creature for thousands of years – so why is there so little archaeological evidence for the hunting and use of these large animals?

Griffith University scientists have led an international team to date the skull of an early human found in Africa, potentially upending human evolution knowledge with their discovery.

Three-million-year-old brain imprints in fossil skulls of the species Australopithecus afarensis (famous for “Lucy” and the “Dikika child’’ from Ethiopia) shed new light on the evolution of brain growth.

Griffith experts say making music provides a means to regain control in a time of crisis.

Last known remains of modern human ancestors dated by Griffith archaeologist. 

Figurative depiction of hunters may be oldest evidence of human ability to imagine supernatural beings.

Genetic diversity suggests priests and villagers able to tame wild ibises each year for mummification by the millions.  

Griffith University rock art researchers are part of expert team who will spend the next five years investigating one of the richest bodies of rock art in Australia.

A highly regarded chemical biologist with a distinguished record in championing research across several continents, Professor Mario Pinto, has been announced as Griffith University’s new Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research).

Griffith researcher dates early human fossil found in Greece at 210,000 years old. 

First ancient nuclear genomes of Aboriginal Australians show repatriation of unprovenanced remains possible.

A Griffith University researcher has played a key role in the international multidisciplinary team that has discovered a new human species in a Philippines cave.   Professor Rainer Grün, Director of Griffith’s Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution (ARCHE), used uranium series analysis to date the teeth and bones from three small hominid individuals found in […]

Investigating geochemical signatures in surface geology and ancient remains could aid repatriation of Indigenous skeletons to their place of origin.

Intricate, multi-toothed tools found to be 2700 years old, making them the oldest confirmed tattooing combs found in Oceania. 

Oldest and longest record of specialised active primate hunting offers insights into how people inhabited extreme environment.  

Discovery indicates ancient humans occupied site more than half a million years earlier than previously thought.