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50,000 BCE
Earliest evidence of Aboriginal people in Australia
Footprints in the sand, artefacts in ancient shelters and items such as this piece of ochre all provide evidence of Aboriginal people coming to Australia. -
Period: 50,000 BCE to 2000 BCE
People and events in ancient times
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40,000 BCE
Mungo Lady and Mungo Man
Mungo lady is the world's oldest cremation. Mungo man and lady are very important parts to Australia's history. -
3300 BCE
Ötzi the Iceman
Ötzi was supposedly buried in ice by something like an avalanche, but from later examining, archaeologists found that there was an arrowhead in Ötzi's back. The body was preserved because it was buried in ice and snow. -
3000 BCE
Mesopotamian Cuneiform
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2500 BCE
Great Pyramid in Egypt
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2000 BCE
Narrabeen Man
