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 …

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 …

This article reports Australia's first confirmed ancient underwater archaeological sites from
the continental shelf, located off the Murujuga coastline in north-western Australia. Details …

This is the final volume of the SPLASHCOS research network and marks the completion of
an international and collaborative survey to compile and evaluate the known records of …

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 …

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 …

The absence of known prehistoric underwater cultural heritage (UCH) sites on the Australian
inner shelf stands in stark contrast to the thousands of sites revealed elsewhere in the world …

Almost 2 million square km of Australia's continental shelf was flooded following the
termination of the last glacial maximum, and with it the cultural heritage of the first arrival and …