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ArticleRoyal Society open science2025

Australia's First Peoples: hunters of extinct megafauna or Australia's first fossil collectors.

Michael Archer, Kim Akerman, Larisa DeSantis, Blake Vermeer Dickson, Suzanne Hand, Lindsay Hatcher, John C Hellstrom, Geraldine Jacobsen, Julien Louys, Gilbert James Price and 4 more

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Michael ArcherSchool of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0304-4039
Kim AkermanUniversity of New South Wales, Moonah, Tasmania, Australia.
Larisa DeSantisDepartment of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
Blake Vermeer DicksonDepartment of Anatomy, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Suzanne HandSchool of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Lindsay HatcherUniversity of New South Wales, Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
John C HellstromSchool of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Geraldine JacobsenCentre for Accelerator Science, ANSTO, Kirrawee, New South Wales, Australia.
Julien LouysAustralian Research Centre for Human Evolution, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7539-0689
Gilbert James PriceSchool of the Environment, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8406-4594
Helen RyanCollection and Research Centre, Western Australia Museum Collections and Research Facility, Welshpool, Western Australia, Australia.
Kale SnidermanSchool of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Kenny TravouillonCollection and Research Centre, Western Australia Museum Collections and Research Facility, Welshpool, Western Australia, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1734-4742
Jon WoodheadSchool of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Claims have been made about the presumed role of Australia's First Peoples in the extinction of some of Australia's megafauna. However, evidence used to suggest butchering may instead demonstrate fossil collection by Australia's First Peoples. Using micro-computed tomography scanning and microscopic wear analysis, we analysed a cut sthenurine tibia from Mammoth Cave, Western Australia, previously interpreted as evidence of butchering. Our analyses suggest the cut occurred long after death and probably after fossilization. We investigated the possibility of long-distance transportation of a premolar of

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