We dated a sacred Aboriginal women’s site used for birthing ceremonies and discovered 7,000 years of tool making

Irina Ponomareva

Investigation of a sacred area at Avon Downs in Jangga Country, Central Queensland, has uncovered evidence of stone tool production in a place that was traditionally restricted to women.

We detail our findings in newly published research in collaboration with archaeological expert Liz Hatte and Jangga Elders Colin McLennan and Marie Wallace.