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Indigenous input revealed early hints of fiber making in the tropics

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Lake Bolac stone eel can be rebuilt, land managers say

Advertisement Aboriginal land managers are hopeful that they can reconstruct an ancient ceremonial stone arrangement in western Victoria that was damaged by a farmer. Traditional owners reacted with shock and sadness after Adrian McMaster removed about 60 metres of stone from the site at Lake Bolac on Good Friday. The scar on the landscape left after the stones were removed. Credit:Joe Armao Mr McMaster inherited the property after his father’s death three years ago and says family knowledge of the exact details of the stones had since been lost. Aboriginal Victoria began investigating the damage on Tuesday. Mr McMaster apologised for the removal, offering to work with Aboriginal people to replace the stones.

2,000-Year-Old Moth Meal Discovered in Australia

2000 Years of Moth Meals According to Monash University Archaeologist Professor Bruno David in a University article, the conditions inside the limestone cave helped preserve the Bogong moth remains. He told the Independent that the cool ambient temperature made the soils more alkaline and less acidic, and this means they re perfectly suited to preserve organic materials. Applying a seldom used analysis technique known as “biochemical staining” the grinding stone tool and the moth remains were set on a microscope slide and stained with a special dye that makes collagen and proteins [crushed-up insect remains] within rock fluorescent, therefore, easier to identify.

Ancient food scraps provide clues to past rainfall in Australia's Northern Territory

Date Time Ancient food scraps provide clues to past rainfall in Australia’s Northern Territory These pandanus trees, on Australia’s Magela Creek floodplain near the archaeological site of Madjedbebe, are the subject of new research involving the University of Washington.Florin et al., 2021, Nature Ecology and Evolution Ancient food scraps found at Australia’s earliest site of human occupation, in the Kakadu region of the Northern Territory, are helping researchers generate rainfall records dating back 65,000 years. A new study led by the University of Queensland and involving the University of Washington provides a glimpse into the region’s climate at the time when people first entered the Australian continent from the north.

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