Phytoliths from Cloggs Cave, GunaiKurnai country reveal the gathering of whole grasses for burning practices inside the cave
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Oceania · Australia · Jul 22, 2026
Primary source: Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology
Phytolith evidence from Cloggs Cave in southeastern Australia shows that people repeatedly carried whole grasses into the cave and burned them. The record extends across roughly 25,000 years.
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