Evidence of 9,000-year-old stone houses found on Australian island

Circular foundations excavated on Rosemary Island date to the end of the last ice age – a time of ‘environmental stress’ for the Indigenous inhabitantsArcheologists working on the Dampier archipelago off Australia ’s north-west coast have found evidence of stone houses dating back 9,000 years – to the end of the last ice age – building the case for the area to get a world heritage listing.Circular stone foundations were discovered in a cave floor on Rosemary Island, the outermost of 42 islands that make up the archipelago. The islands and the nearby Burrup peninsula are known as Murujuga – a word meaning “hip bones sticking out” – in the language of the Ngarluma people.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Archaeology Science Indigenous Australians Western Australia Australia news Environment Colin Barnett Western Australian politics Source Type: news