Henry Chapman Mercer, recipient of numerous accolades for his work studying Native American pre-history, identified evidence that cannibalism was practiced by Indians on the banks of the York River.

The known timeline of the Aboriginal occupation of South Australia's Riverland region has been vastly extended by new research. Radiocarbon dating of shell middens - remnants of meals eaten long ago - ...

An ancient Aboriginal coastal midden estimated to be thousands of years old has been damaged on the Murray River. Residents say they are angry after calling for Parks Victoria to protect it and ...

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Note to editors: Photos of the oyster midden archaeological sites studied and other associated press materials can be found via Dropbox here (password: oyster). A new global study of Indigenous oyster ...

There’s nothing especially remarkable about archaeologists studying stone tools and shell middens—unless they weren’t made by humans. A new study suggests that sea otters create a distinct ...

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 the River Murray and ...