Talgai
Talgai is an archaeological site, near Allora on the Darling Downs, south east of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[1] In 1884 a Pleistocene era skull was found in Dalrymple Creek after a big flood.[2] It was found by William Naish, a shearer, who was building a fence at the East Talgai station.[3] The skull was that of a 14-year-old boy who had lived about 11,000 years ago.[1] Naish gave the skull to the owners of the station. It was purchased by the University of Sydney in 1914.[2] It was the first fossil found which showed the early human occupation of Australia.[1][2]
The skull was heavily encrusted with calcium carbonate and the shape had been distorted during long time buried in the ground.[2] At first scientists thought it was a primitive skull with ape like teeth.[4] Later study showed that the skull was a modern Homo sapien, the teeth were normal, but heavily worn.[1] The boy had a massive injury to the side of his skull which was probably what had killed him.[2]
In 1968 a Tom Haydon made a documentary movie, The Talgai Skull: An Investigation Into the Origin of the Australian Aborigines.[5] It won the Australian Film Institute award for Best Documentary.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Talgai. www-personal.une.edu.au (2012). Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Monroe, M. H.. Talgai Skull. Australia: The Land Where Time Began (2011). Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ↑ Allen, Jim. The Curious History of the Talgai Skull. Bulletin of the History of Archaeology (2010). Retrieved 13 April 2013.[dead link]
- ↑ Talgai Skull. NSW: National Library of Australia. 19 June 1915. p. 14. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article15601633. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ↑ The Talgai Skull. Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) (2013). Retrieved 13 April 2013.[dead link]
- ↑ AFI AWARD WINNERS - Non-Feature Award Winners 1958-2010. pdf.js (2011). Retrieved 13 April 2013.
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