Underwater archaeological discoveries reveal ancient Aboriginal landscape in Australia

Filed by Elara Myst

Archaeologists have uncovered new evidence of Aboriginal activity beneath the waters of north-western Australia, revealing how ancient communities occupied and utilised landscapes that were submerged by rising sea levels following the last Ice Age.The discoveries, made in the Murujuga region of Western Australia, include stone artefacts associated with an ancient freshwater spring and a rocky hill overlooking a former river channel.Published in the journal Quaternary Science Reviews, the s