Essays On Air: When did Australia’s human history begin?
Essays On Air: When did Australia’s human history begin?
Deakin Research
In July 2017, new research was published that pushed the opening chapters of Australian history back to 65,000 years ago.
In July 2017, new research was published that pushed the opening chapters of Australian history back to 65,000 years ago. It is the latest development in a time revolution that has gripped the nation over the past half century.
- Marcella Cheng/The Conversation, CC BY-NC-ND
- Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation
In today’s episode of Essays On Air – the audio version of our Friday essay series – we’re reading you Billy Griffiths, Lynette Russell and Richard “Bert” Roberts’ essay When did Australia’s human history begin?
This essay seeks to move beyond the view of ancient Australia as a timeless and traditional foundation story to explore the ways in which scientists and humanists are engaging with the deep past.
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Additional audio
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- This episode was edited by Jenni Henderson. Illustration by Marcella Cheng.
Sunanda Creagh, Head of Digital Storytelling, The Conversation
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.
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