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Australia’s most notorious shipwreck tells a story of murder, slavery, mutiny—and, now, ‘surprisingly sophisticated’ trade in the 17th century
In 1629, the Batavia wrecked in the Houtman Abrolhos Islands off western Australia, setting off a horrifying chain of events that included mutiny, murder and slavery. But along with its 341 passengers ...
Anna Clark could have titled her book “Remaking Australian History”, for that is its narrative arc. She celebrates a change in the stories Australians can tell of their nation: from a heroic tale of ...
Increased land management by Aboriginal people in southeastern Australia around 6,000 years ago cut forest shrub cover in half, according to our new study published in Science of fossil pollen trapped ...
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The entire history of Australia
That is because for much of Australia’s early history, the country was governed as a penal colony for British convicts, who were transported to the far side of the world to lay the foundations of the ...
Archaeologists exploring the waters near Western Australia’s Murujuga are finding ancient sites a short dive below the sea’s surface Clare Watson, Hakai Magazine Archaeologists exploring the submerged ...
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