Aboriginal artifacts in Tasmania may stop road

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Updated March 19, 2010 17:26:59

Archaeologists say they've found one of worlds most significant sites on the outskirts of the Tasmanian city of Hobart. They've unearthered aboriginal artefacts that they estimate could be 40 thousand years old. But the site is in the path of a new road and the state Department of Infrastructure, and the Aboriginal community can't agree on the best way to protect the artefacts.


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