A rare find in ancient Timorese mud may rewrite the history of human settlement in Australasia

  • Written by: Mike W. Morley, Associate Professor and Director, Flinders Microarchaeology Laboratory, Flinders University
A rare find in ancient Timorese mud may rewrite the history of human settlement in AustralasiaView of the Lailea River from on top of the hill containing Laili rockshelter.Mike Morley

Humans arrived in Australia at least 65,000 years ago, according to archaeological evidence. These pioneers were part of an early wave of people travelling eastwards from Africa, through Eurasia, and ultimately into Australia and New Guinea.

But this was only...

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