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Tagged with archaeology

Boomerangs return with greater insights into ample uses

Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution
PublishedApril 15, 2021August 3, 2022 AuthorCarley Rosengreen
Findings constitute first traceological evidence of hardwood boomerangs being used for shaping stone tools in Australia.

Early humans in the Kalahari were as innovative as their coastal neighbours

Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution
PublishedApril 1, 2021August 3, 2022 AuthorColin Hutchins
Findings shine light on Homo sapiens' origins in southern Africa interior.

Funding win for archaeology student in new B Arts Honours program

Arts Education Law
PublishedAugust 4, 2020August 4, 2020 AuthorChristen Hill
A Griffith archaeological science student, testing new ways to identify where items from collections have come from, has been awarded funding to continue her exciting research.

Portable rock art ‘social glue’ for early humans in Ice Age  

Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution
PublishedMarch 17, 2020June 27, 2022 AuthorCarley Rosengreen
Small engraved rocks believed to have acted as a ‘social glue’ to unite early human societies. 

Researcher dates last known Homo erectus remains

Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution
PublishedDecember 19, 2019June 27, 2022 AuthorCarley Rosengreen
Last known remains of modern human ancestors dated by Griffith archaeologist. 

Indonesian cave art overturns thinking on the roots of human spirituality

Arts Education Law
PublishedDecember 12, 2019June 27, 2022 AuthorCarley Rosengreen
Figurative depiction of hunters may be oldest evidence of human ability to imagine supernatural beings.

Dating reveals Greece skull to be earliest known Homo sapiens found in Eurasia

Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution
PublishedJuly 11, 2019July 11, 2019 AuthorCarley Rosengreen
Griffith researcher dates early human fossil found in Greece at 210,000 years old. 

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