Ancient Australia By ockiebear1 63,000 BCE Aboriginals arrive in australia 61,000 BCE Axe grinding tools being used in the NT 47,000 BCE Aboriginals Hunting Megafauna 45,000 BCE Bone tools being used in SA 41,000 BCE Mungo man death - becomes earliest evidence of humans in Australia 41,000 BCE Rock engraving in SA 38,000 BCE Tasmania Occupied 28,000 BCE Whole continent occupied 26,000 BCE Oldest rock art created 10,000 BCE Tasmania Separated from Australia, isolating Tasmanian tribes from the mainland 8000 BCE Papua New Guinea tribes isolated from mainland 4000 BCE Dingo introduced in Australia 3000 BCE Backed blade tools being used in SA Sep 4, 1770 Captain cook arrives