New evidence from a rockshelter in northern Australia shows human occupation of the continent for at least 65,000 years — much longer than other estimates of closer to 50,000 years. Photograph of the Madjedbebe rockshelter during the 2015 excavation. Image credit: Clarkson et al, doi: 10.1038/nature22968. The discovery was made by a team of archaeologists and dating specialists led by University of Queensland researcher Dr. Chris Clarkson. The...
