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60,000 BCE
Humans in the past
The earliest date historians found evidence of humans in Australia. -
38,000 BCE
The Find
clear evidence exists of humans living in Australia known today as the Aboriginal people. -
29,000 BCE
More evidence
Evidence exists that humans lived in an area well known to people today as Victoria. -
28,000 BCE
Old Tools
tools and other artifacts found near Warrnambool indicate indicate indigenous presence in the area over time -
26,000 BCE
Art of Aboriginals
rock art found in Narwala in the Northern Territory. -
18,000 BCE
The Ice Age
Most Aboriginals would live near the eastern side of Australia and in Tasmania because an ice age could make larger areas of the country to cold to be inhabited. -
14,000 BCE
Ice Age Break up
Ice Caps begin to melt and Sea levels begin to rise. -
11,000 BCE
Tectonic Plates and the Sea
Tasmania is cut cut off from main land due to rising Sea levels. -
7000 BCE
Floodings
The flooding of Port Philip Bay, originally the Kulin Nation land. -
6000 BCE
The Torres Strait Islands
The area in between Northern Australia and New Guinea is flooded, creating the Torres Strait Islands.
