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Which environments did ancient Aboriginal peoples forage in Australia’s Western Desert?
![Habitat suitability model. Excavated rockshelter sites with long archaeological sequences (lime green) include: (1) Karnatukul (Serpent’s Glen), (2) Bushturkey-3, (3) Kaalpi, (4) Puntuntjarpa, (5) Parnkupirti, (6) Puritjarra, (7) Glen Thirsty, (8) Tjungkupu, and (9) Kulpi Mara.](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-06/news-boone-westerndesert-Fig1_HabitatModel.jpg?h=ff96e258&itok=S7ZlGP-z)
Scientists have used more than two decades of satellite-derived environmental data to suggest the possible foraging habitats of pre-contact Aboriginal peoples living in the Western Desert.