Question

The first people came to the Australian continent up to 70,000 years ago. These first people would have traveled over a land bridge from areas of Southeast Asia. Archaeological evidence includes human remains found at Lake Mungo, a dry lake in New South Wales, Australia. These remains are believed to be approximately 40,000 years old.
Which of the following is true about the passage above?
A.
It is a biased source that does not accurately relate how the first people got to Australia.
B.
It is a modern theory on how the first humans came to Australia and a secondary source.
C.
It is an eye witness account of someone who saw the first people come to Australia.
D.
It is a written account from the first settlers in Australia and a primary source.

Answer 1

Despite the fact that native Australians have lived on the mainland for tens of thousands of years and have traded with people on adjacent islands, the first European to set foot on Australian soil was in 1606.

Where were the earliest inhabitants of Australia from?

Aboriginal origins: It is claimed that humans first arrived in Northern Australia via migration from Asia in simple boats. According to a popular belief, those early immigrants left Africa themselves some 70,000 years ago, making Aboriginal Australians the oldest group of people living outside of Africa.

When did the earliest inhabitants of the Australian continent arrive?

Archaeological evidence, genetic research, and estimations from molecular clocks all point to the first modern humans colonizing Sahul and Australia between 48,000 and 50,000 years ago. Archaeological sites with ages greater than 30,000 years old have been found rather frequently in the previous few decades.

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