Michelle Langley

Michelle Langley

Associate Professor of Archaeology, Griffith University

Michelle Langley is an Associate Professor in the Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution and the School of Environment and Science at Griffith University in Brisbane. Her research centers around understanding the origins and development of human behavioral uniqueness, with a focus on hunter-gatherer technologies, Australian archaeology, Neanderthal behavior and interaction with modern humans, Paleolithic Europe, and identifying children in the deep past.

Latest articles by Michelle Langley

an illustration of a time lapse of a skeleton swinging an axe-like weapon

Ancient Indigenous weapons from Australia can deliver 'devastating blows,' 1st-ever biomechanics study of its kind reveals

By Laura Diamond, Michelle Langley published

A first-ever biomechanics study of two First Nations weapons systems has identified the design features that make them so formidable.

Archaeology
A shark jaw bone and teeth on black background.

Shark teeth 'blades' were likely used for ritual or warfare in Indonesia 7,000 years ago

By Akin Duli, Adam Brumm, Basran Burhan, Michelle Langley, Adhi Oktaviana published

Archaeologists have discovered 7,000-year-old shark-tooth knives in Indonesia.

Archaeology