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67,981 BCE
Mungo man was the first African man to leave Africa
Mungo man is the oldest human found outside Africa. He was around 40 years old and just under 6 foot tall. Mungo Man was buried in a special way that indicated that he was like a chief or the head of a clan. They made the first human open ocean crossing and his ancestors were the first modern to live in Africa, over 70,000 years ago according to their DNA.
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57,981 BCE
Evidence of Mungo man and his Ancestors living in Arnhem Land and Kakadoo National Park.
Mungo man and his ancestors were living in both Arnhem Land and Kakadoo National Park. There is evidence that they were settling in those places.
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47,981 BCE
The earliest evidence of human occupation 50,000 years ago
The earliest evidence of human occupation is 10 times as old as the Pyramids of Egypt. 60 kilometres off the Pilbara Coast, researchers found the cave that had been used for hunting shelters 50,000 years ago before being used as residential base for families.
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47,981 BCE
Intricate Rock Carving 25,000- 35,000 years ago
The intricate rock carving is located in Burrup Peninsula. It was the first rock art found 50,000 years ago. One of the oldest and richest rock art found in Australia. They would also carve maps onto rocks and on the ground. The Earliest record of maps in Australia was made 10's of thousands if years ago. They would write it on the ground and they would mark small valleys with circles.
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45,981 BCE
Gabarnmung Rock Shelter more than 48,000 years old
In the Gabarnmung Rock Shelter, the Aboriginals ancestors removed the pillars over 40,000 years before the stone hedge, to create a rock shelter for people to live in. The rock shelter was carved out 10's of thousands of years ago. It is located in South-Western Arnhem Land, in the Northern Territory.
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37,981 BCE
Genyornis became extinct 40,000 years ago
There is evidence that these large flightless birds were alive according to the paintings on the walls by Aboriginals. They were over 2 metres in height and were either omnivorous or herbivorous.In May 2010, archaeologists rediscovered an Aboriginal rock art that illustrate 2 brids. One of them, being the the Genyornis.
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37,981 BCE
They traded and exchanged 30,000-50,000 years ago
The Aboriginals traded and exchanged things with each other since they had no currencies back then. They would use other tools and food to exchange things. They would exchanged tools and sea cucumbers that they boiled and dried on their boat.
The date may not be exact.
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32,981 BCE
Sea Levels were 70 metres lower than what it is today
Sea Levels were around 70 metres lower than what it is today. Our environment has changed so much that the sea levels are 70 metres higher then what it was when the Aboriginals cared for the land. -
32,981 BCE
35,000 years ago, ancestors would ground tools on rocks.
The Indigenous Australians would ground tools on rocks by smashing them into them to create a sharp edge that they would use for skinning fish and for using it as a spear to hunt down animals. Their ancestors would use the sharp rocks to cut off wood and bark and to grind food. -
British Arrival in Australia
The British colonised in Australia in 1787, when Caption James Cook was ordered to sail to Australia because The British were running out of space for their prisoners after America declared independence in July 4th 1776. Diseases were going around and they decided to send Caption Cook to Australia to find more space to hold their prisoners. -
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The Stolen Generations
The stolen generations began in 1910 and during that time period, more than 6,200 children were stolen only in NSW. They were taken and were taught the "British way". They would usually take the children that were "half white" as they thought it would be more easy to teach them the "white way".
