nor ▁and ▁her ▁team ▁assert ▁that ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁domestic ated ▁dogs ▁may ▁indicate ▁that ▁a ▁hunting - for aging ▁way ▁of ▁life ▁was ▁still ▁pre val ent ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁Ple ist oc ene ▁era ▁bur ial ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁ ▁O ' Con nor ' s ▁research ▁team ▁recovered ▁the ▁world ' s ▁oldest ▁fish ▁hook s ▁from ▁an ▁ancient ▁bur ial ▁site ▁on ▁Al or ▁Island , ▁Indones ia . ▁Five ▁circular , ▁rot ating ▁hook s , ▁probably ▁used ▁for ▁deep - se a ▁fish ing , ▁were ▁found ▁under ▁the ▁ch in ▁and ▁around ▁the ▁j aws ▁of ▁an ▁adult ▁female ▁ske leton ▁buried ▁ 1 2 , 0 0 0 ▁years ▁ago . ▁This ▁discovery ▁contradict s ▁the ▁current ▁theory ▁that ▁most ▁fish ing ▁activities ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁had ▁been ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁men . ▁Until ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁oldest ▁fish - ho oks ▁found ▁with ▁a ▁bur ial ▁site ▁were ▁un ear th ed ▁at ▁a ▁river ▁site ▁in ▁Si ber ia ▁and ▁were ▁determined ▁to ▁be ▁ 9 , 0 0 0 ▁years ▁old . ▁ ▁Selected ▁publications ▁ ▁J ourn als ▁ ▁Books ▁ ▁Awards ▁ 1 9 9 9 – 2 0 0 3 ▁Australian ▁Research ▁Council ▁Q E II ▁Fellow ship ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁elected ▁Fellow , ▁Australian ▁Academy ▁of ▁the ▁Human ities ▁( FA HA ) ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Rh ys ▁Jones ▁Medal ▁for ▁Out standing ▁Cont