The artifacts, which were analyzed in a new study that used both scientific analyses and Aboriginal oral history, may have been used in a ritual spell carried out to bring harm to another person.
The Aboriginal artifacts had been in the museum's holdings since 1880, around the time when remains of Australia's indigenous population were sometimes removed and taken to universities and ...
Places inhabited by the Aboriginal people sunk beneath the waves, burying tools and other artifacts at sea. Some of that lost heritage was recently found. A study published Wednesday describes how ...
Artifacts in museums — in an effort for ... to photograph and catalogue each and every one of the objects in their Aboriginal Material Culture Collection.
The Walmbaar Aboriginal Corporation chairperson ... and a lot more Indigenous people the opportunity to discover these ancient artifacts and work alongside archaeologists to look at country ...
In 2019, the Natural History Museum and Manchester Museum also returned Aboriginal remains ... has done a lot of work on the return of artifacts — we continue to do that, both in respect ...