Aboriginal stone tools dating back 8,500 years discovered off the coast of Western Australia mark out the sites of two ancient settlements submerged underwater since the last ice age

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    • TitleAboriginal stone tools dating back 8,500 years discovered off the coast of Western Australia mark out the sites of two ancient settlements submerged underwater since the last ice age
      Degree of recognitionInternational
      Media name/outletDaily Mail
      Media typeWeb
      Country/TerritoryAustralia
      Date2/07/20
      DescriptionDivers found two underwater Aboriginal sites off the coast of Western Australia
      Were once above sea level but later submerged after the end of the last ice age
      One site is believed to be 8,500 years old and the other around 7,000 years old
      Hundreds of artefacts were found, including stone tools used by humans
      Producer/AuthorJoe Pinkstone
      URLhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8479739/First-Aboriginal-sites-discovered-underwater-Australia-date-8-500-years.html
      PersonsJo McDonald
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