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70000 years ago, the first people to leave Africa were the indigenous people who were going to Australia. This lead to the first open ocean crossing performed and was 30000 years before the Americans migrated.
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In 65000 BC, the first human civilization arrived in Australia.
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The earliest evidence of people living in Australia was found in Arnhem Land, Kakadu national park and dates back to 60000 years ago.
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There is proof that the indigenous Australians used to trade and barter items to get all of their resources and daily essentials.
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There is physical evidence of rock shelters that were carefully carved out by hand and were hollowed out 40000 years before British Stonehenge. The rock shelters are still there to see today.
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Mungoman, the earliest human found, was found in Australia and is believed to be over 42000 years old, was approximately 40 years old and 6 ft tall. Mungoman also had a preferred hand and used a spear as showed in his hand.
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There is evidence of giant animals that were roaming the land because of rock paintings created by Indigenous Australians. this also shows that they were relating to the world around them and making unfamiliar things familiar by painting and recreating them in art.
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There have been a lot of tools found that the indigenous Australians used like spears, boomerangs and other ground edge tools that show ingenious design and functionality.
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The American industrial revolution caused the British to colonise Australia. This had a huge impact on Australia's original inhabitants because they were driven from their homes and their land and food was stolen from them. There was also a problem of diseases. Since the Indigenous Australians had no immunity to these, a lot of them died.
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In 1901, the Australian commonwealth was put into effect.
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in 1910, a policy enabling the British colonists to steal 'half' indigenous children to re educate them and convert them to English. this had a huge impact and the wounds are still healing.
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