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Scientists say new 3D mapping of West Arnhem flood plain could be a 'game changer'

Research has allowed archaeologists and traditional owners to digitally recreate an ancient landscape that has until now been hidden under the ground of West Arnhem’s Red Lily Lagoon floodplain. (Supplied: Flinders University)

Archaeologists and traditional owners have visualised an ancient landscape hidden under an inland West Arnhem flood plain for thousands of years, using a technique they say could guide future archaeological digs.

The Red Lily Lagoon flood plain sits more than 40 kilometres inland, near a culturally significant rock art site, Madjedbebe.

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