People often think that archaeologists study dinosaurs (which is simply not true). Which one of the following actually involves the study of dinosaurs? entymology herpetology palaeontology palynology A team of Australian and Indonesian archaeologists recently discovered a new species of dwarf-sized hominid on the Island of Flores. Nicknamed the 'Hobbit', what is the hominid's scientific name? Homo hobbitus Homo floresiensis Homo indonesius Australopithecus indonesius What ship carrying the Bounty mutineers was wrecked on the Great Barrier Reef off North Queensland, en route to England, in 1871? Endeavour Titanic Pandora Mary Rose Which archaeological site underlies Suncorp Stadium (the old Lang Park football ground) in Brisbane? an historical cemetery an Aboriginal shell midden the foundations of Brisbane's first railway station the tomb of an Aztec King Diprotodon is an example of the extinct megafauna of Australia. Diprotodon was: a carnivorous kangaroo a giant emu a rhinoceros-sized wombat-like creature the basis for the Dreaming stories of the Rainbow Serpent Lake Mungo in NSW has: the world’s oldest cremation site an extensive Aboriginal burial ground threatened by flooding a sanctuary for water birds evidence of eel traps used by Aboriginal Australians Much older than any Egyptian tomb is Ngarrabullgan in North Queensland, the oldest known occupation site in Queensland. Radiocarbon evidence tells us the area has been occupied for: more than 37,000 years about 10,000 years 15,500 years 22,240 years University of Western Australia staff and students have worked on sites in the Abrolhos Islands related to the 1628/9 wreck of the Dutch ship: Duyfken Batavia Nederlander II Abel Tasman Excavations undertaken at St Mary’s churchyard on the outskirts of Adelaide revealed that one of the early settlers buried there probably suffered from: TB Hodgkin’s Disease Leprosy Pneumonic plague Two caves in the Nullarbor Plain have evidence of Aboriginal occupation dating back more than 34,000 years. The caves are: Devil’s Lair and Mushroom Rock Shelter Nanwoon Cave and Bone Cave Kenniff Cave and Madura Cave Koonalda Cave and Allen’s Cave Evidence for occupation at Warreen Cave in Tasmania goes back: 12,000 years almost 35,000 years 19,780 years 16,500 years Excavations in The Rocks area of Sydney have revealed a tremendous amount of information about life in the early days of the colony, and have also produced a tremendous number of artefacts: more than 1 million 500,475 at last count almost 600,000 approximately 480,000 A distinctive and beautiful type of artefact is produced in northern Western Australia. It is a Broome Head Kimberley Point Kununurra Point Hamersley Arrow Tasmanian Tigers (Thylacines) used to be found on the Australian mainland, but disappeared about 3000 years ago. A possible cause for this disappearance is thought to be: the introduction of the dingo about 4,000 – 4,500 years ago the end of the last Ice Age no more megafauna for them to prey on climate change