Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution

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1 October 2025

12,000-year-old monumental camel rock art acted as ancient ‘road signs’ to water sources 

On towering rock panels, artists inscribed artworks of camels, ibex, gazelles and more, risking their lives to create 'billboards' that signalled the presence of people and water bodies.

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7 August 2025

Oldest evidence of humans on ‘Hobbit’s’ island neighbour discovered – who they were remains a mystery 

Early hominins made a major deep-sea crossing to reach the Indonesian island of Sulawesi much earlier than previously established, based on the discovery of stone tools dating to at least 1.04 million years ago.

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14 April 2025

Longest known seafaring venture 8,500 years ago brings hunter-gatherers to Malta before early farmers 

Oldest long-distance seafaring expedition took place before the invention of boats with sails, likely using simple dugout canoes. 

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10 April 2025

Study reveals 8 million years of ‘Green Arabia’ as key route

Study sheds new light on unrecognised but important crossroad for biogeographic exchange between Africa and Eurasia. 

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4 April 2025
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20 March 2025
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17 January 2025
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7 August 2024
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4 July 2024
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6 June 2024
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