Ancient Stone artifacts confirm occupation
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Australia's oldest occupied ice age cave found at high elevation in Blue Mountains

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Archaeologists from the Australian Museum , the University of Sydney and The Australian National University have unearthed 693 stone artifacts dating back 20,000 years .
Dargan Shelter at 1,073 m elevation is believed to be the oldest occupied high-altitude landscape in Australia .
Until now, researchers thought the Australian high country was too difficult to occupy during the last ice age.
More information: Amy M. Way et al, The earliest evidence of high-elevation ice age occupation in Australia , Nature Human Behaviour ( 2025 ). DOI: 10.1038 /s41562-025-02180-y Journal information: Nature Human Behaviour Provided by Australian National University .
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