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Madjedbebe (formerly known as Malakunanja II) is a sandstone rock shelter in Arnhem Land, in the Northern Territory of Australia, possibly the oldest site of human habitation in Australia. It is located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) from the coast. It is part of the lands traditionally inhabited by the Mirarr, an Aboriginal Australian clan of the Gaagudju people, of the Gunwinyguan language group.[1]
Although it is surrounded by the World Heritage Listed Kakadu National Park, Madjedbebe itself is located within the Jabiluka Mineral Leasehold.
Madjedbebe (formerly known as Malakunanja II) is a sandstone rock shelter in Arnhem Land, in the Northern Territory of Australia, possibly the oldest site...
(March 2017). "Movement of lithics by trampling: An experiment in the Madjedbebe sediments, northern Australia". Journal of Archaeological Science. 79:...
contributed to these ancestors of modern Aboriginal Australians. The Madjedbebe rock shelter in Arnhem Land is recognised as the oldest site showing the...
site called Madjedbebe have been dated to at least 65,000 years ago, though some researchers doubt this early estimate and date the Madjedbebe fossils at...
ago. Luminescence dating of sediments surrounding stone artefacts at Madjedbebe, a rock shelter in northern Australia, indicates human activity at 65...
Chris (11 July 2022). "65,000-years of continuous grinding stone use at Madjedbebe, Northern Australia | Abstract". Scientific Reports. 12 (1). Nature: 11747...
1038/nature22968. hdl:2440/107043. PMID 28726833. S2CID 205257212. "settlement of Madjedbebe around 65 ka (conservatively 59.3 ka, calculated as 65.0 ka minus the...
certainty. The oldest known sites of human occupation in Australia, such as Madjedbebe, are in Arnhem Land in the north of the continent and have been dated...
(March 2017). "Movement of lithics by trampling: An experiment in the Madjedbebe sediments, northern Australia". Journal of Archaeological Science. 79:...
radiocarbon dated sites in Australia (known older sites, such as the nearby Madjedbebe, are dated stratigraphically). The oldest rock art was produced more than...
The New York Times. Wood R (2017-09-02). "Comments on the chronology of Madjedbebe". Australian Archaeology. 83 (3): 172–174. doi:10.1080/03122417.2017.1408545...
S2CID 4365526. Wood R (2 September 2017). "Comments on the chronology of Madjedbebe". Australian Archaeology. 83 (3): 172–174. doi:10.1080/03122417.2017.1408545...
routes are similar to current highways and stock routes in Australia. Madjedbebe is the oldest known site showing the presence of humans in Australia,...
Oceania History of Australia Immigration to Australia Helen Davidson at Madjedbebe and Calla Wahlquist, (20 Jul 2017), Australian dig finds evidence of Aboriginal...
sites dating from this time period have been excavated. In Arnhem Land Madjedbebe (formerly known as Malakunanja II) fossils and a rock shelter have been...
rapidly fell, leading to faster fuel buildup. In 2017, the human-occupied Madjedbebe rock shelter on the northern Australian coast was dated to about 65,000...
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