Palaeoshorelines and associated palaeo-coastal features are studied to reconstruct past
sea level, climate, and depositional environments. Their identification typically depends on …

For most of the period of human occupation of Sahul (the combined Pleistocene landmass of
Australia and New Guinea), lower sea levels exposed an extensive area of the northwest of …

Archaeological data and demographic modelling suggest that the peopling of Sahul
required substantial populations, occurred rapidly within a few thousand years and …

The peopling of Sahul (the combined continent of Australia and New Guinea) represents the
earliest continental migration and settlement event of solely anatomically modern humans …

Since the 19th century, the study of shell middens has played an important role in
archaeological research. Shell midden and broader coastal archaeology have transformed …

High-resolution bathymetry forms critical datasets for marine geoscientists. It can be used to
characterize the seafloor and its marine habitats, to understand past sedimentary records …

Shell middens, sometimes in the form of mounds of great size, are a ubiquitous indicator of
coastal settlement and exploitation of marine resources across the world. However, shell …

There are few archaeological sites that contain records for Pleistocene coastal occupation in
Australia, as is the case globally. Two major viewpoints seek to explain why so few sites …

During the past 20,000 years approximately one-quarter of the continental landmass of
Australia was inundated by postglacial sea-level rise, submerging archaeological evidence …

We report the discovery and identification of five ancient stone artefacts associated with a
submerged freshwater spring at the underwater archaeological site WH1 in Murujuga …