Binigura

In 2020, mining company Rio Tinto destroyed an ancient Aboriginal rock shelter at Jugan Gorge in the Pilbara region.

It was a devastating loss for its traditional owners, the Putugunti Gumra and Binigura peoples.

But working together, archaeologists and traditional owners are uncovering pieces of the past that survived, revealing stories of life there stretching back more than 50,000 years.

So far, they've found traces of about 200 fires, possible bedding made from paper bark, and a remarkable 3,000-year-old tool with a handle made using kangaroo poo and sticky resin from spinifex grass.