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Newly discovered footprints reveal oldest traces of humans in Arabia

Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution
PublishedSeptember 22, 2020September 22, 2020 AuthorColin Hutchins
Scientists have identified tracks left on an ancient freshwater lake in the Arabian Peninsula as the earliest trace of human arrival in the area from about 120,000 years ago.

Deeper dig into ‘giant wombat’ bone marks raises more questions than answers

Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution
PublishedApril 21, 2020April 22, 2020 AuthorCarley Rosengreen
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?

Fossil skull reveals ape-like brain but prolonged growth similar to humans

Brain imprints in fossil skulls of the species Australopithecus afarensis (famous for “Lucy” and the “Dikika child” from Ethiopia pictured here) shed new light on the evolution of brain growth and organisation. The exceptionally preserved endocranial imprint of the Dikika child reveals an ape-like brain organisation, and no features derived towards human
Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution
PublishedApril 2, 2020April 16, 2020 AuthorDeborah Marshall
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.

Sophisticated monkey hunting aids human colonisation of South Asian rainforest

Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution
PublishedFebruary 20, 2019June 24, 2022 AuthorCarley Rosengreen
Oldest and longest record of specialised active primate hunting offers insights into how people inhabited extreme environment.  

Oldest known figurative cave art discovered in Borneo

Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution
PublishedNovember 8, 2018June 24, 2022 AuthorContributed
Cave paintings in Borneo among the world’s oldest examples of figurative depiction. 

Griffith scientists shine at Young Tall Poppy awards

Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution
PublishedSeptember 21, 2018June 24, 2022 AuthorCarley Rosengreen
Emerging scientists at Griffith University have been recognised at the Queensland Young Tall Poppy Science Awards for 2018.

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