The excavations at Kow Swamp formed part of Thorne 's PhD research .
Thorne is credited with providing Australian anthropology with the first ever fossil sets from established contexts -- that is , from provenience and dating .
The excavations at Kow Swamp formed part of Thorne 's PhD research and he is credited with providing Australian anthropology with the first ever fossil sets from established contexts -- that is , from provenience and dating .