Cave uncovers 12,000-year-old 'time capsule' to Ice Age
A partnership between the GunaiKurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation and Monash University allowed researchers to excavate two small fire places in the state's Gippsland region. Video via AAP.
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00:00We did a tiny excavation from the edge of a large pit that had been dug in 1971-72
00:07inside the cave, and this is where we found some remarkable finds that date back to 11,000 and 12,000 years ago.
00:16It's very, very exciting, extraordinary.
00:27It's a time capsule that's preserved things so well. Everything that's come out of
00:36the small excavations that have been placed,
00:38it's just information that's just opened the door to a
00:48a broader understanding of the cultural use of the place.