We mapped the ‘super-highways’ the First Australians used to cross the ancient land

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Crabtree, Stefani;Williams, Alan;Bradshaw, Corey;White, Devin;Saltré, Frédérik;Ulm, Sean
Sean Ulm
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There are many hypotheses about where the Indigenous ancestors first settled in Australia tens of thousands of years ago, but evidence is scarce. Few archaeological sites date to these early times. Sea levels were much lower and Australia was connected to New Guinea and Tasmania in a land known as Sahul that was 30% bigger than Australia is today. Our latest research advances our knowledge about the most likely routes those early Australians travelled as they peopled this giant continent.

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The Conversation

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30 April 2021

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Conversation Media Group

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