Seaside site may rewrite the story of human history in Australia

Kyra Gillespie
Updated June 10 2021 - 12:26pm, first published 12:00pm

A seaside site may well rewrite the history of human occupation in Australia - and change the global story of where we came from.

At Moyjil, also known as Point Ritchie in south-west Victoria, scientists working with traditional owners have unraveled an extraordinary human story.

Professor John Sherwood at the Moyjil Site where he and other researchers have established there is a high probability that Indigenous people lit fires more than 120,000 years ago. Picture: Christine Ansorge
Professor John Sherwood at the Moyjil Site where he and other researchers have established there is a high probability that Indigenous people lit fires more than 120,000 years ago. Picture: Christine Ansorge

From Moyjil you can gaze out over a basalt reef to the mighty Southern ocean.

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Kyra Gillespie

Kyra Gillespie

Journalist

Multi-platform journalist and digital / social producer for Australian Community Media, covering all the latest news across south-west Victoria. Got a news tip? Get in touch: kyra.gillespie@austcommunitymedia.com.au | 0475 951 618

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