A map showing the migration of the first settlers to Sahul 60,000 years ago. Credit: Helen Farr and Erich Fisher A large international collaboration between researchers at the University of Huddersfield and the University of Southampton has provided new insight into when and how modern humans, Homo sapiens, first settled New Guinea and Australia. The project brought together experts in archaeogenetics and maritime archaeology, with funding from the European Research Council awarded to Professor

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