Medieval texts reveal false Royal Navy origins
England’s proud maritime history credits Alfred the Great as having established the Royal Navy but evidence from medieval text uncovered by Flinders University researchers show this […]
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Soil data reveals secrets in ancient Israel
Fresh insight gleaned from rocks and soil mapped across Israel will help reveal more information about ancient humans, animals and evolution in the Middle East region. […]
Warnings on Pilbara and other heritage sites
Destruction of important heritage sites in mining areas of Australia could happen again, Flinders University experts warn. They say ‘routine destruction’ of Aboriginal and Torres Strait […]
More holidays at home planned by wary travellers
COVID-19’s immediate impact on domestic tourist movements across Australia will extend to sweeping long-term changes in tourist behaviour, according to a new survey assessing the future […]
Voyages très extraordinaires of French discovery
Early French voyages, led by commanders like Baudin, Bougainville, Lapérouse, D’Entrecasteaux, Freycinet, Duperrey and Dumont d’Urville, were the first to name, describe and beautifully illustrate many […]
Trinity nuclear test anniversary matters
July 16, 2020 marked the 75th anniversary of the world’s first detonation of an atomic bomb in New Mexico, USA by a group of scientists working […]
29,000 years of Aboriginal life on Murray
The known timeline of the Aboriginal occupation of South Australia’s Riverland region has been vastly extended by new research led by Flinders University in collaboration with […]
Aboriginal artefacts on continental shelf reveal ancient landscapes
The first underwater Aboriginal archaeological sites have been discovered off northwest Australia dating back thousands of years when the current seabed was dry land. Aboriginal artefacts […]
Archaeologists reveal rock art’s big little secret
Australian archaeologists have discovered some of the most detailed examples of rare, small-scale rock art in the form of miniature stencils in a rockshelter traditionally owned […]