The first published results from Juukan Gorge show 47,000 years of Aboriginal heritage was destroyed in mining blast
- Written by Michael Slack, Director, Scarp Archaelogy and Adjunct Associate Professor of Archaeology, James Cook University
The excavation team at Juukan Gorge in 2014.Courtesy of Scarp Archaeology and PKKP Aboriginal CorporationAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains an image of deceased people, which is used with permission from the Traditional Owners.
In May 2020, as part of a legally permitted expansion of an iron ore mine,...





