SCIENTISTS have finally cracked the ancient mystery of 1,400-year-old “alien rings” rising from the hills which were fuelling a tirade of conspiracy theories. Locals had been puzzled ...

They are thought to have been created by ancient people living in these regions ... earth rings are believed to have once existed across Australia, many of which were destroyed following European ...

We should celebrate Australia Day. By various definitions this has been one of the most successful nations in the world. During the past two centuries our nation has had far more successes than ...

Pompeii: Inside a Lost City at the National Museum of Australia depicts life in the flourishing Roman city of Pompeii before it was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE.

They also represent the ancient and ongoing connection Aboriginal people have to Country. Our new study, published today in Australian Archaeology, presents the results of the only known ...

A barbecue, a protest … or a good book? We asked some of our leading historians to choose an illuminating Australia Day read.

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We are a young nation, on an ancient continent. Nowhere on the planet can match the beauty of our environment, country that Aboriginal and Torres Islander people have cared for over 60,000 years, and ...

Sticks found in a cave that date back 12,000 years and other archaeological evidence show how humans have long viewed the future in a similar way to us, says Annalee Newitz ...