SCIENCE & TECH: New Excavation of ‘Rings of Mystery’ in Australia Reveals Rich Aboriginal History

Earth ring found on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung territory near Sunbury, Victoria, Australia.

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On the outskirts of Melbourne, Australia, there is a series of large rings which rise mysteriously out of hills. These “earth rings”, located on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Country in the suburb of Sunbury, aren’t natural phenomena. In fact, they represent large scale feats of human endeavor. They also represent the ancient and ongoing connection Aboriginal people have to Country.

Our new study, published today in Australian Archaeology, presents the results of the only known archaeological excavation of one of these rings combined with Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung understanding of these enigmatic places.

It expands our understanding of the richness and diversity of Australia’s archaeological record, created over more than 65,000 years of continuous occupation by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who maintain the oldest still-surviving cultures on the planet.



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