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  • New Report On First Death By Spearing In Australia (4,000 Years Ago)

    12/12/2007 11:16:19 AM PST · by blam · 28 replies · 456+ views
    Australian National University (ANU) ^ | 12-11-2007 | Australian National University (ANU)
    Tuesday 11 December 2007New report on first death by spearing in Australia A new report led by an ANU archaeologist on the first evidence of death by spearing in Australia has been published in the prestigious British journal Antiquity. The paper outlines the collaborative detective work that took place following the discovery of the skeletal remains of an Aboriginal male in the Sydney suburb of Narrabeen during excavations for gas works in 2005. A number of stone tools, interpreted as spear barbs, were also discovered at the site. Lead author Dr Jo McDonald from the Research School of Humanities at...