A wooden combat spear lost in a fatal fight between an Aboriginal man and a white settler 160 years ago has been returned to its original owners, in what the families say is an act of reconciliation.

A British university has given back four spears taken more than 250 years ago from an aboriginal community in Australia by explorer Captain James Cook.

Aboriginal spears brought to England by Captain James Cook more than 250 years ago have been repatriated to Australia. The four weapons were presented in the Wren Library at Cambridge University's ...

Aboriginal spears taken on the day British explorer James Cook made first contact with Australia will soon be on their way home. The weapons were taken by the crew of HMB Endeavour on 28 April ...

More information: Laura E. Diamond et al, Aboriginal Australian weapons and human efficiency, Scientific Reports (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-76317-w This article is republished from The ...

Four Aboriginal spears stolen from indigenous villagers during Captain James Cook's first contact with Australia more than 250 years ago have been returned to their rightful owners. The weapons, ...

Letter: For spear throwing, the Woomera was a winner. Published 27 September 2023. From Jane Lomax-Smith, ... aptly named after an Aboriginal spear-launching device of the same name.

What is a kodj? (First Weapons, Blackfella Films, ABC). The beauty of this weapon is its ability to be “pivoted by a turn of the wrist so that the blade can cut in any direction”.. The kodj used in ...

Aboriginal spears taken on the day British explorer James Cook made first contact with Australia will soon be on their way home. The weapons were taken by the crew of HMB Endeavour on 28 April ...