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> People got to Australia around 40,000–60,000 years ago by boat It's generally accepted that over 80,000 years ago people crossed the land bridge over the Tor

> People got to Australia around 40,000–60,000 years ago by boat It's generally accepted that over 80,000 years ago people crossed the land bridge over the Torres Strait before it was submerged https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torres_Strait https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torres_Strait

Retric 9y ago
You still need boats to get from Asia to Australia even with that land 'bridge'. The difference is you don't need to do nearly as much Island hopping.
- ptaipale 9y ago
  And in the past, you didn't need to pass open ocean. That's a huge difference for stone age technology.