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    • Professor David Phillips

    Head, School of Earth Sciences; Director, Noble Gas Laboratory; Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne

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    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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    Probing Earth’s deep and ancient secrets

    A rock that is the source of most of the world’s diamond deposits is giving us insights into the Earth’s formation

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    Sciences & Technology

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    Diamonds: the hard facts

    Exploring the myths and facets of diamonds

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    Sciences & Technology

    The man who smashes diamonds for science

    Watch the video: A diamond is smashed by a hammer, all in the name of research. But it’s just another day’s work for Professor David Phillips.

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