The first Australian plant foods at Madjedbebe, 65,000–53,000 years ago

S. Anna Florin; Andrew S. Fairbairn; May Nango; Djaykuk Djandjomerr; Ben Marwick; Richard Fullagar; Mike Smith; Lynley A. Wallis; Chris Clarkson

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-14723-0

Nature Communications (Feb 2020)

The first Australian plant foods at Madjedbebe, 65,000–53,000 years ago

S. Anna Florin,
Andrew S. Fairbairn,
May Nango,
Djaykuk Djandjomerr,
Ben Marwick,
Richard Fullagar,
Mike Smith,
Lynley A. Wallis,
Chris Clarkson

Affiliations

S. Anna Florin: School of Social Science, University of Queensland
Andrew S. Fairbairn: School of Social Science, University of Queensland
May Nango: Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation
Djaykuk Djandjomerr: Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation
Ben Marwick: Department of Anthropology, University of Washington
Richard Fullagar: Centre for Archaeological Science, School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences, University of Wollongong
Mike Smith: College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University
Lynley A. Wallis: Nulungu Research Institute, University of Notre Dame Australia
Chris Clarkson: School of Social Science, University of Queensland

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14723-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Little is known about the diets of early modern humans as they dispersed into Australia. Here, Florin et al. study charred plant remains from Madjedbebe rockshelter, which show that 65–53 thousand years ago, early modern humans in northern Australia already had a broad diet of plants.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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