An Aboriginal elder says the actions of a man who disturbed a significant shell midden by bulldozing a track to the beach at a local bay has caused damage spiritually and culturally. Rodney Dillon, ...

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 - ...

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.

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 ...

Owner, licensee and councillor John Kelly said the site was one of the most significant in Australia and Aboriginal Heritage Tasmania had been notified. “We’re in the process of gaining all the ...

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 ...