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I think the gap between Asia and PNG (then connected to AU) has got down to 90km. Doable with bamboo rafts? Viewing a mountainous island from an elevated positi
by prawn 4y ago
I think the gap between Asia and PNG (then connected to AU) has got down to 90km. Doable with bamboo rafts? Viewing a mountainous island from an elevated position would give them reason to attempt it. Timor to PNG is suggested as the water crossing needed.
- grecy 4y agoAnd enough people made that crossing successfully to create a stable population of 320,000 people [1] without in breeding problems? [1] https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/australias-welfare/profile-of-indigenous-australians https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/australias-welfare/profile-o...
- rippercushions 4y agoAboriginal Australian do, in fact, suffer from a disproportionate number of hereditary diseases: https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2020/212/5/lessons-learned-genetic-research-indigenous-australian-participants https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2020/212/5/lessons-learned-ge... While there is considerable genetic diversity between Aboriginals as a whole, the diversity of individual communities is often quite low, and in response many communities evolved elaborate kinship systems to avoid too much intermarriage.