Dr Erin Matchan

Academic Specialist, 40Ar/39Ar Geochronology, School of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne

Sciences & Technology

Victoria’s volcanic history confirms the state’s Aboriginal inhabitation before 34,000 years

New techniques for dating volcanic eruptions, a lone axe and Indigenous oral traditions give us a new minimum age for human occupation in Victoria

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