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Yep, they blew up the "only inland site in Australia showing human occupation continuing through the last Ice Age" [1]. "Even going through and doing excavatio
by jakecopp 6y ago
Yep, they blew up the "only inland site in Australia showing human occupation continuing through the last Ice Age" [1].
"Even going through and doing excavations in those areas; to find the plaited hair and the artefacts and how they have been dated back to over 46,000 years — it's something we will always remember." [2]
40,000 years is a long long time, 40,000 years still on my mind. [3]
[1]: https://theconversation.com/rio-tinto-just-blasted-away-an-ancient-aboriginal-site-heres-why-that-was-allowed-139466 https://theconversation.com/rio-tinto-just-blasted-away-an-a...
[2]: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-26/rio-tinto-blast-destroys-area-with-ancient-aboriginal-heritage/12286652 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-26/rio-tinto-blast-destr...
[3]: https://neighbourhoodpaper.com/culture/40000-years-is-long-long-time-restoring-redferns-famous-mural/ https://neighbourhoodpaper.com/culture/40000-years-is-long-l...
- roenxi 6y agotheconversation.com is speaking loosely - it is the only known inland site. That is different from being the only inland site. The Pilbara is very large and the Aboriginals have visited a lot of it over the last 46,000 years. It will be riddled with ancient sites, which nobody cares about. The only reason they even bothered to look was because it was in an ore-rich area.