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How’s carbon dating supporting the long history of First Nations Peoples in Australia?
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Unit details
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Unit overview
In this unit, students will:
- begin to understand how Western science has sought to corroborate First Nations Peoples’ long-held knowledges of and presence on this continent
- learn the meaning and impacts of terra nullius
- identify methods used to determine the age of artefacts
- identify the relationship between First Nations Peoples’ knowledges and contemporary science and the co-contributions in arriving at shared understandings
- learn about ancient artefacts which have been uncovered around this continent, such as Budj Bim, Madjedbebe and Mungo Man and Mungo Lady
- create and deliver an assessable presentation to demonstrate their understanding of dating methods and First Nations protocol.
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