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Shawcross, Wilfred
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Wilfred Shawcross was one of the first archaeology lecturers in the Department of Prehistory and Anthropology at the Australian National University (ANU), joining the department in 1973. He held various teaching and research positions at the ANU between 1973 and 1993.
Wilfred conducted extensive research in Australia and New Zealand, including significant archaeological excavations at Lake Mungo in the Willandra Lakes region of New South Wales, Australia between 1974 and 1980, focusing on Pleistocene human remains.