Human occupation of northern Australia by 65,000 years ago
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Clarkson, Christopher J; Jacobs, Zenobia; Marwick, Benjamin; Fullagar, Richard; Wallis, Lynley; Smith, M A; Roberts, Richard; Hayes, Elspeth; Lowe, Kelsey M; Carah, Xavier; Colin
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The time of arrival of people in Australia is an unresolved question. It is relevant to debates about when modern humans first dispersed out of Africa and when their descendants incorporated genetic material from Neanderthals, Denisovans and possibly other hominins. Humans have also been implicated in the extinction of Australia's megafauna. Here we report the results of new excavations conducted at Madjedbebe, a rock shelter in northern Australia. Artefacts in primary depositional context are...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2017 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/238559 |
Source: | Nature |
DOI: | 10.1038/nature22968 |
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