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Locating Traces of Arboreal Beings: Connecting the Tree and the Woodblock

open access: yesArchaeology in Oceania, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Woodblocks for printmaking are multi‐perspectival communicators inscribed with layered narratives. The artistic process of cutting excavates the surface of a woodblock, making visible lesser‐seen traces of the past, reflective of the practice of archaeology.
Julian Laffan
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Recent DNA Studies Question a 65 kya Arrival of Humans in Sahul

open access: yesArchaeology in Oceania, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recent reports present evidence of Neanderthal introgression among all non‐African human populations after 50 kya. Here we trace the implications of this claim for Sahul history. If correct, ancestral Sahul populations bearing Neanderthal DNA must have arrived after this date. Such data offer no support for a purported 65 kya human presence on
Jim Allen, James F. O'Connell
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First Nations Aboriginal Ring Trees in New South Wales—Establishing a Cultural Context and Basic Archaeological Recording Typology

open access: yesArchaeology in Oceania, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines ring trees—a type of culturally modified tree, intentionally created by Australian First Nations Aboriginal peoples by manipulating tree growth to form permanent loops (rings) within the structure. Historically, this site type has been underrepresented and underappreciated by academics and archaeologists.
Hannah Morris   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Arboreal Alterations: An Introduction to Culturally Modified Trees (CMTs) in Australia

open access: yesArchaeology in Oceania, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Culturally modified trees (CMTs) were once ubiquitous throughout the Australian landscape but they have been significantly affected by tree‐clearing practices associated with pastoralism, residential expansion and forestry. These, in addition to effects of bushfires and floods have had a massive impact on the survival of both dead and living ...
Sue O'Connor   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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