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70,000 BCE
The First Modern People To Leave Africa
When the world was still connected, humans were able to travel across land to places that we now have to travel across sea to get to. The Africans travel across the edge Asia to take the first recorded open ocean crossing. Evidence from 'First Footprints'
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50,000 BCE
Earliest Record of Trading
Aboriginals used a wide variety tools made from rocks, sticks and other products of nature. These tools, could be traded for other essential items of survival such as food, clothing and weapons. Evidence from 'First Footprints'.
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42,000 BCE
Mungo Man
Mungo Man is the oldest human discovered. Archeologists found his skeleton, which was about 1.8 metres long, and examined it to unravel the oldest human history. They believed he was 40 years old when he died and was very strong and athletic. Looking at his right arm, they guessed that his dominant hand was his right as it was worn out. Evidence from 'First Footprints'.
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40,000 BCE
Aboriginal Culture
Aboriginals had a lot of strong beliefs in their culture and many ceremonial events as well. For example, there was a belief in an afterlife. Some examples of what there would be in a ceremony are singing, dancing and body painting. This was all uncovered when the oldest human known was discovered; Mungo Man. After finding his jaw, archeologists believed he gave up one of his teeth during a Tooth Avulsion Ceremony. Evidence from 'First Footprints'.
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35,000 BCE
Aboriginal Rock Art
Rock art is a well-known type of art that is prominent in Aboriginal history as it helped the Indigenous to document what they saw around them. For example, a piece of rock art had a painting of a flightless bird that had been extinct for 40 000 years. The largest art gallery of rock art is called Murujuga and it has over one million displays of art, all of the spiritual beliefs, animals and other incredible features of Australia 40 000 years ago. Evidence from 'First Footprints'. -
25,000 BCE
Ground Edge Tools
Ground Edge Tools are significant tools used by the Indigenous. As the name suggests, these tools have one edge ground to be sharp and the other connected to a stick with beeswax. Evidence from 'First Footprints' and https://www.survival.org.au/tools_axe.php
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1000 BCE
Indigenous Maps
Indigenous Maps are similar to our maps in ways like as symbols resemble different things. For example, lines in an indigenous would mean water and circles resembled valleys. Evidence from 'First Footprints'.
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The Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution began in 1760, lasting til' the early 1800s. America had made the decision to become independent, leaving Britain with the convicts they were planning on sending to America. Overcrowding resulted in diseases and poverty. There was no space for the convicts until 1788. Evidence from https://www.ducksters.com/history/us_1800s/industrial_revolution.php
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The First Fleet
Under the control of Governor Arthur Phillip, the 11 ships from England arrived in Sydney Cove on 26 January 1788 with 1500 men, women and children. Arthur Phillip declared the land as 'Terra Nullius' or unoccupied. A jail was built and after the convicts had done their time they were set free in the land around. Evidence from https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/stories/terra-australis-australia
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Stolen Generations
The stolen generations were made up of Indigenous children who were taken from their parents to be adjusted to 'white' culture. The British stole the children and sent them to missions where they would have to learn the ways of the English. This lasted for 60 years. Photos from Google Images -
Sorry Speech
On the 13 February 2008, Kevin Rudd, the prime minister at the time, made an extremely important speech. It addressed all that had been happening.
"For the pain, suffering and hurt, we say sorry." - Kevin Rudd 2008
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Indigenous Australians Today
According to the 2016 Census, 3.3% of all Australian population is Indigenous while in 2011 there was only 3%. There are also 649,171 people who have an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background. We have made mistakes in the past and not all of our scars will heal but we have tried to accept anyone, whatever their race, culture or religion. We all might be different in some ways, but at the end of the day we are all the same. Photos from Google Images
