Just to be clear, as an Australian archaeologist I don’t know anyone who refers to this site as the oldest confirmed human occupation site on the continent. That title certainly goes to Madjedbebe, even when accounting for some critiques of the dating at the site.
Pleistocene sites this old are very rare and having one in the arid zone is academically valuable. But it is by no means the only one or the oldest one.
The shelter had been used in a number of phases over tens of thousands of years, with the earliest evidence of habitation 49,000 years ago. It appears to have been used particularly intensively about 40,000 years ago, but usage declined around 35,000–24,000 years ago during a period of extreme aridity in South Australia. Another relatively intensive period of usage occurred from around 17,000 years ago, with the last evidence of usage dating to around 10,000 years before the present day.[^([2])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warratyi#cite_note-SMH-2)[^([7])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warratyi#cite_note-ArsTechnica-7)
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Is there a politician other than Pauline Hanson i can donate to,to ensure this amazing historical site can be destroyed as quickly as possible?
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*Mining companies rubbing their hands on their next potential project and LLNP pollies excited for more potential post-politics opportunities*
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-24/five-years-since-juukan-gorge-destruction-pilbara-heritage-laws/105295474
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-06/mark-mcgowan-new-jobs-bhp-mineral-resources-bondi-partners/102944306
There might be coal, quick, start digging
Just to be clear, as an Australian archaeologist I don’t know anyone who refers to this site as the oldest confirmed human occupation site on the continent. That title certainly goes to Madjedbebe, even when accounting for some critiques of the dating at the site.
Pleistocene sites this old are very rare and having one in the arid zone is academically valuable. But it is by no means the only one or the oldest one.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warratyi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warratyi)
The shelter had been used in a number of phases over tens of thousands of years, with the earliest evidence of habitation 49,000 years ago. It appears to have been used particularly intensively about 40,000 years ago, but usage declined around 35,000–24,000 years ago during a period of extreme aridity in South Australia. Another relatively intensive period of usage occurred from around 17,000 years ago, with the last evidence of usage dating to around 10,000 years before the present day.[^([2])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warratyi#cite_note-SMH-2)[^([7])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warratyi#cite_note-ArsTechnica-7)
Is there a politician other than Pauline Hanson i can donate to,to ensure this amazing historical site can be destroyed as quickly as possible?
That was cool
Rio willing to export it for $97 per tonne.