Tagged with Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution

Pulses of increased rainfall transformed arid Arabian Peninsula into a route for human population movements over last 400,000 years. 

A Griffith University led team discovered the arrival of ancient humans to uninhabited islands doesn’t always lead to widespread extinctions as is often thought.

Findings constitute first traceological evidence of hardwood boomerangs being used for shaping stone tools in Australia.

Bone artefacts found in Kimberley cave site dated as being more than 35,000 years old by research team.

Findings shine light on Homo sapiens' origins in southern Africa interior.

A team of Griffith University archaeologists has shared in the discovery of what may be the world’s oldest known cave painting, dating back to at least 45,500 years ago. Uncovered in South Sulawesi during field research conducted with Indonesia’s leading archaeological research centre, Pusat Penelitian Arkeologi Nasional (ARKENAS), the cave painting consists of a figurative […]

Griffith University archaeologists have been awarded a coveted place in Science magazine’s top-10 scientific breakthroughs of the year for their work on the discovery of the world’s oldest known rock art.