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Kangaroo-bone Nose Piercing is Oldest Bone Jewellery ever found
• arcleinO'Connor's team believes the crafted bone is more likely to be jewellery than a tool, based on comparisons with 19th and 20th-century sewing needles and ornaments made by Indigenous Australians. The artefact's shape, ochre staining and wear patterns closely match modern nose bones.