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Objects Through Time: 50000-years-before-present

Stone hand axe from the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania. Courtesy British Museum
Stone hand axe from the Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania

This hand axe was found in 1931 by Louis Leakey in the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania, and is dated to about 1.2 million years ago. Continue reading →

Outrigger canoe (jukung) from Lombok, Indonesia (front) with an Indonesian sailing canoe (rear). Photograph Stephen Thompson
Indonesian Outrigger Canoe (jukung)

A basic dugout canoe constructed in an ancient and universal style called the ‘5 part canoe’. Continue reading →

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Telephone +61 (02) 9217 0111
500 Harris Street, Ultimo, NSW, 2007, Australia
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The Migration Heritage Centre at the Powerhouse Museum is a NSW Government initiative supported by the Community Relations Commission.



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