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Yellabidde Cave, or Drip Cave as it was known is a a limestone formation in the state of Western Australia's Mid West, and excavation in 2016 showed Aboriginal people were at the site at least 25,000 years ago.

Archaeologists say evidence of human activity found in a cave in Western Australia proves Aboriginal people lived in the area thousands of years earlier than previously thought.

Radiocarbon tests carried out on samples collected during an excavation at Yellabidde Cave,

Tests have indicated that the cave, which sits on the coastal plain, was being used by humans just before the last ice age.

Yellabidde cave has been known to the traditional Amangu people for a long time but little has been known about its archaeological significance until 2014, when a research team excavated the site.

Well-preserved remains of campfires, stone artefacts, animal bone and emu eggshell were among the items identified. Radiocarbon dating showed the cave was one of the first sites in the region to show evidence of repeated occupation over thousands of years.

A small group of Amangu traditional owners and elders worked with the research team.

Archaeological research in the Eneabba area