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Burnt Grass Phytoliths Trace GunaiKurnai Fire Rituals Back 25,000 Years at Cloggs Cave
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Burnt Grass Phytoliths Trace GunaiKurnai Fire Rituals Back 25,000 Years at Cloggs Cave

A phytolith study at Cloggs Cave in southeastern Australia found GunaiKurnai Old Ancestors burned whole grasses in ash layers for at least 25,000 years.
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