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View article: The palaeogeography of the Bass Strait land-bridge, a vital zone of human and biological connectivity across southeastern Australia
The palaeogeography of the Bass Strait land-bridge, a vital zone of human and biological connectivity across southeastern Australia Open
View article: Late Pleistocene to Holocene mammal faunal change on a small Landbridge Island in Bass Strait, South-Eastern Australia, and its implications for future reintroductions
Late Pleistocene to Holocene mammal faunal change on a small Landbridge Island in Bass Strait, South-Eastern Australia, and its implications for future reintroductions Open
We examined a zooarchaeological assemblage from Badger Island, a 12.4 km 2 landbridge island in the Furneaux Group, Bass Strait, south-eastern Australia. The accumulation consisted of Pleistocene and Holocene strata that were rich in mamma…
View article: Interpreting a Legacy Fossil Assemblage Excavated from New Guinea Ii Cave, Gunaikurnai Aboriginal Country, Snowy River National Park, Southeastern Australia
Interpreting a Legacy Fossil Assemblage Excavated from New Guinea Ii Cave, Gunaikurnai Aboriginal Country, Snowy River National Park, Southeastern Australia Open
View article: Cloggs Cave pollen sequences, GunaiKurnai Country, East Gippsland (SE Australia): 25,000 years of cultural plant use and changing environments
Cloggs Cave pollen sequences, GunaiKurnai Country, East Gippsland (SE Australia): 25,000 years of cultural plant use and changing environments Open
In southeastern Australia, GunaiKurnai caves are known by current Aboriginal Elders and from nineteenth century ethnographic documents as special places used by mulla-mullung (“clever men” and “clever women”) for the practice of magic and …
View article: Visualisation en ligne des données de : FosSahul (Paléolithique-Holocène) avec l'application web archeoViz
Visualisation en ligne des données de : FosSahul (Paléolithique-Holocène) avec l'application web archeoViz Open
Online data visualisation of: FosSahul (Paleolithic-Holocene) using the archeoViz web application
View article: Archaeological evidence of an ethnographically documented Australian Aboriginal ritual dated to the last ice age
Archaeological evidence of an ethnographically documented Australian Aboriginal ritual dated to the last ice age Open
In societies without writing, ethnographically known rituals have rarely been tracked back archaeologically more than a few hundred years. At the invitation of GunaiKurnai Aboriginal Elders, we undertook archaeological excavations at Clogg…
View article: Millukmungee 1: Stone artefacts and occupation at the junction of the Buchan and Snowy Rivers, GunaiKurnai Country, East Gippsland (Victoria, Australia)
Millukmungee 1: Stone artefacts and occupation at the junction of the Buchan and Snowy Rivers, GunaiKurnai Country, East Gippsland (Victoria, Australia) Open
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View article: Early Aboriginal pottery production and offshore island occupation on Jiigurru (Lizard Island group), Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Early Aboriginal pottery production and offshore island occupation on Jiigurru (Lizard Island group), Great Barrier Reef, Australia Open
Aboriginal manufacture and use of pottery was unknown in Australia prior to European settlement, despite well-known ceramic-making traditions in southern Papua New Guinea, eastern Indonesia, and the western Pacific. The absence of ancient …
View article: Modelling of fossil and contemporary data suggest the Broad‐toothed rat (<i>Mastacomys fuscus</i>) currently occupies a small part of its available climatic niche: Implications of paleontological data for conservation of a threatened species
Modelling of fossil and contemporary data suggest the Broad‐toothed rat (<i>Mastacomys fuscus</i>) currently occupies a small part of its available climatic niche: Implications of paleontological data for conservation of a threatened species Open
We use fossil, sub‐fossil and contemporary records of the Broad‐toothed rat, Mastacomys fuscus , to model changes in its range over the last 21 thousand years. Mastacomys fuscus was exposed to, and flourished in, a much broader range of en…
View article: Interpreting the mammal deposits of Cloggs Cave (<scp>SE</scp>Australia),<scp>GunaiKurnai</scp>Aboriginal Country, through community‐led partnership research
Interpreting the mammal deposits of Cloggs Cave (<span>SE</span>Australia),<span>GunaiKurnai</span>Aboriginal Country, through community‐led partnership research Open
Palaeontological animal bone deposits are rarely investigated through research partnerships where the local First Nations communities have a defining hand in both the research questions asked and the research processes. Here we report rese…
View article: Sahul's megafauna were vulnerable to plant‐community changes due to their position in the trophic network
Sahul's megafauna were vulnerable to plant‐community changes due to their position in the trophic network Open
Extinctions stemming from environmental change often trigger trophic cascades and coextinctions. Bottom–up cascades occur when changes in the primary producers in a network elicit flow-on effects to higher trophic levels. However, it remai…
View article: Sahul's megafauna were vulnerable to plant‐community changes due to their position in the trophic network
Sahul's megafauna were vulnerable to plant‐community changes due to their position in the trophic network Open
Extinctions stemming from environmental change often trigger trophic cascades and coextinctions. Bottom–up cascades occur when changes in the primary producers in a network elicit flow‐on effects to higher trophic levels. However, it remai…
View article: Author response for "Sahul's megafauna were vulnerable to plant‐community changes due to their position in the trophic network"
Author response for "Sahul's megafauna were vulnerable to plant‐community changes due to their position in the trophic network" Open
View article: Species distribution models for conservation: Identifying translocation sites for eastern quolls under climate change
Species distribution models for conservation: Identifying translocation sites for eastern quolls under climate change Open
View article: Addendum: FosSahul 2.0, an updated database for the Late Quaternary fossil records of Sahul
Addendum: FosSahul 2.0, an updated database for the Late Quaternary fossil records of Sahul Open
View article: No evidence for widespread island extinctions after Pleistocene hominin arrival
No evidence for widespread island extinctions after Pleistocene hominin arrival Open
Significance We provide global assessment of the possible link between Pleistocene hominin arrival and island extinction. The existing records on islands around the world do not support a significant and detrimental impact on island biotas…
View article: FosSahul 2.0 database and R code
FosSahul 2.0 database and R code Open
FosSahul 2.0 database and R code accompanying manuscript "FosSahul 2.0, an updated database for the Late Quaternary fossil records of Sahul" submitted to Scientific Data. Excel files: FosSahul2.0.csv: FosSahul d…
View article: 2000 Year-old Bogong moth (Agrotis infusa) Aboriginal food remains, Australia
2000 Year-old Bogong moth (Agrotis infusa) Aboriginal food remains, Australia Open
View article: Geomorphological context and formation history of Cloggs Cave: What was the cave like when people inhabited it?
Geomorphological context and formation history of Cloggs Cave: What was the cave like when people inhabited it? Open
View article: Using paleo-archives to safeguard biodiversity under climate change
Using paleo-archives to safeguard biodiversity under climate change Open
Using the past to inform the future The late Quaternary paleorecord, within the past ∼130,000 years, can help to inform present-day management of the Earth's ecosystems and biota under climate change. Fordham et al. review when and where r…
View article: Climate-human interaction associated with southeast Australian megafauna extinction patterns
Climate-human interaction associated with southeast Australian megafauna extinction patterns Open
View article: FosSahul 2.0, an updated database for the Late Quaternary fossil records of Sahul
FosSahul 2.0, an updated database for the Late Quaternary fossil records of Sahul Open
View article: Novel mitochondrial haplotype of spotted-tailed quoll (<i>Dasyurus maculatus</i>) present on Kangaroo Island (South Australia) prior to extirpation
Novel mitochondrial haplotype of spotted-tailed quoll (<i>Dasyurus maculatus</i>) present on Kangaroo Island (South Australia) prior to extirpation Open
Spotted-tailed quolls ( Dasyurus maculatus) – cat-sized, carnivorous marsupials – occupied Kangaroo Island (KI), South Australia, for over 50,000 years but became locally extinct following European settlement of the island in 1836. As the …
View article: FosSahul 2.0 database and R code
FosSahul 2.0 database and R code Open
FosSahul 2.0 database and R code accompanying manuscript "FosSahul 2.0, an updated database for the Late Quaternary fossil records of Sahul" submitted to Scientific Data. Excel files: FosSahul2.0.csv: FosSahul d…
View article: FosSahul 2.0 database and R code
FosSahul 2.0 database and R code Open
FosSahul 2.0 database and R code accompanying manuscript "FosSahul 2.0, an updated database for the Late Quaternary fossil records of Sahul" submitted to Scientific Data. Excel files: FosSahul2.0.csv: FosSahul d…
View article: Raymond Creek 2 Rock Shelter Archaeological Excavations, Mitchell River National Park
Raymond Creek 2 Rock Shelter Archaeological Excavations, Mitchell River National Park Open
Under the GLaWAC-Monash University-CABAH research partnership established in 2018, archaeological research has began at Mitchell River National Park. A major aim is to tell the story of individual places and landscapes together, incorporat…
View article: Single-grain TT-OSL bleaching characteristics: Insights from modern analogues and OSL dating comparisons
Single-grain TT-OSL bleaching characteristics: Insights from modern analogues and OSL dating comparisons Open
View article: Geometric Morphometrics Provides an Alternative Approach for Interpreting the Affinity of Fossil Lizard Jaws
Geometric Morphometrics Provides an Alternative Approach for Interpreting the Affinity of Fossil Lizard Jaws Open
The jaws of lizards commonly occur in Quaternary fossil deposits and have the potential to inform our understanding of recent changes in climate and environment. Frequently, however, interpretation of their taxonomic affinity is difficult …
View article: ‘That Little Sugarloaf Island’: Ailsa Craig, Romance, Reality and the Branding of Scottish Sport and Leisure, 1707–2013
‘That Little Sugarloaf Island’: Ailsa Craig, Romance, Reality and the Branding of Scottish Sport and Leisure, 1707–2013 Open
This article examines the post-1707 history of Ailsa Craig, a small island off of the Ayrshire coast in the west of Scotland. The island was a site of tourism for Scots, and for English and other foreign travellers, who offered romantic de…