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However scientists admit that compared to other civilizations
not much evidence has survived in Australia. After piecing together
information they have found out about: the changes in climate,
sea levels, temperature, fossils of flora and fauna, chemical
composition of the soil, ancient artefacts such as hunting and
gathering equipment, art works and human remains. Through this
information scientists are able draw conclusions about the chronology
of Aboriginal society. |
Experts
have been able to date evidence from over forty sites in South
Australia (including the Adnyamathanha lands) and they have
also been able to mark the distinct phases of technology that
appeared over periods of time. The oldest verifiable scientific
dating of Aboriginal antiquity in Australia reaches back almost
60,000 years However that is not to say that Aborigines have
not been in Australia for longer.
None
the less it is an incredibly long time, perhaps older than
the American continents.
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