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Why is Australia reburying ancient human remains?

25 March 2025

6:00 PM

25 March 2025

6:00 PM

As I write, hundreds of ancient human remains are secretly being buried in a remote desert 1,000km from Sydney (New South Wales national parks service recommends you take extra supplies, fuel and car parts). No one knows who the people were, how, or when they died. But the reburial has stirred deep emotions, with a dividing line drawn between objective science and subjective belief.

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