Archaeological evidence of an ethnographically documented

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Abstract

Archaeological excavations at Cloggs Cave in Australia uncovered 11,000- and 12,000-year-old miniature fireplaces containing trimmed *Casuarina* wood smeared with animal or human fat. This matches descriptions of GunaiKurnai ritual installations from 19th-century ethnography, representing 500 generations of cultural transmission dating back to the last ice age and containing Australia's oldest known wooden artifacts.

Publisher

Nature Human Behaviour

Published On

Jul 01, 2024

Authors

Bruno David, Russell Mullett, Nathan Wright, Birgitta Stephenson, Jeremy Ash, Joanna Fresløv, GunaiKurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation, Jean-Jacques Delannoy, Matthew C. McDowell, Jerome Mialanes, Fiona Petchey, Lee J. Arnold, Ashleigh J. Rogers, Joe Crouch, Helen Green, Chris Urwin, Carney D. Matheson

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