New evidence has prompted a re-evaluation of the routes used.for the first human migration between mainland Southeast Asia and Australia.The re-think has come about following the discovery of a major site of stone artefacts and animal bones inside a deep cave in Timor-Leste. Professor Sue O'Connor explains
The discovery of thousands of stone artefacts and animal bones in a deep cave in Timor Island has led archaeologists to reassess the route that early humans took to
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The discovery of thousands of stone artefacts and animal bones in a deep cave in Timor Island has led archaeologists to reassess the route that early humans took to reach Australia. Researchers dated and analysed the artefacts and sediment at the Laili rock shelter in central-north Timor-Leste, north of Australia, to pinpoint the arrival of the colonists.