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Laura Cocks, Georgie Hewson and Tobi Loftus

Archaeologist Bryce Barker home in Toowoomba after being held hostage in PNG for a week

Bryce Barker touched down at Cairns Airport on Monday afternoon on the way to Toowoomba. (ABC Far North)

Australian archaeologist Bryce Barker is recovering on home soil after he and his team were held hostage in Papua New Guinea for a week.

Professor Barker's plane touched down at Toowoomba's Wellcamp Airport on Monday night, where he was greeted by colleagues from the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ).

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