New research details Aboriginal craftsmanship – along with accompanying wall art – at a remote site in the Cape York ...

Archaeologists are often confronted with sites featuring post-occupation disturbance. At rural sites, this disturbance often comes in the form of agricultural activity, such as ploughing and grazing.

For most of the human history of Australia, sea levels were much lower than they are today, and there was extra dry land where people lived. Archaeologists could only speculate about how people used ...

It's long been believed that the ancestors of today's Indigenous Australians, the Sahul people, first reached the continent ...

Shine a light deep inside Waribruk cave in southeastern Australia and the walls and ceiling sparkle. The spectacle is the result of geological processes spanning millions of years. First, underground ...

Archaeologists have discovered a new style of ancient Australian rock art that features unusual depictions of human and animal figures, seemingly living in harmony. The works from this ancient art ...

New archaeological research highlights major blind spots in Australia’s environmental management policies which place submerged Indigenous heritage at risk New archaeological research highlights major ...

Humans did not arrive in Australia 65,000 years ago, and likely didn't reach the land down under until around 50,000 years ago, a controversial new paper reports. The reasoning behind the finding is ...

Indigenous peoples around the world have a deeply contentious relationship with the discipline of archaeology. This is due to colonial notions of perceived European supremacy that position Indigenous ...

Kangaroos and wallabies mingle with humans, or sit facing forward as if playing the piano. Humans wear headdresses in a variety of styles and are frequently seen holding snakes. These are some of the ...

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