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I don't think there is any good evidence for Australia being populated before 45,000 years ago. Modern humans hadn't even left Africa 75,000 years ago.
by danieltillett 10y ago
I don't think there is any good evidence for Australia being populated before 45,000 years ago. Modern humans hadn't even left Africa 75,000 years ago.
- Retric 10y agoYour dates for leaving Africa seem to be off base. Homo sapiens ventured out of Africa around 100,000 years ago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_human_migrations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_human_migrations There where early tool across Afro-Eurasia as far back as 1.7 to 2.6 million years. Early human ancestors may have maintained separate populations spreading genetic mutations between them with occasional waves of migration displacing existing populations. Supporting the first idea is the wide range of habitat giving advantages to prior populations who are better able to cope with existing conditions. http://www.nature.com/news/teeth-from-china-reveal-early-human-trek-out-of-africa-1.18566 http://www.nature.com/news/teeth-from-china-reveal-early-hum... There really does not seem to be much evidence to tell one way or another.
- danieltillett 10y agoThe data regarding the early venturing out of Africa is not good, but even the wiki article says humans reached Australia 46,000 years ago.
- Retric 10y agoThere are several sites that are dated to ~46,000 years which is somewhat suspicious as it's approximately the limit for radiocarbon dating. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Indigenous_Australians#cite_note-6 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Indigenous_Australi... Lists a lot of dates prior to 46,000 years including as much as 200,000 (which is not generally accepted) but again not a lot of evidence for that. However, if you accept the first habitation probably did not leave a lot of clear evidence some date prior to 46,000 years seems likely.