Island-hopping study shows the most likely route the first people took to Australia
- Written by Kasih Norman, PhD Candidate, University of Wollongong
The view from Indonesia's Rote Island towards Australia.Kasih Norman, Author provided
The First Australians were among the world’s earliest great ocean explorers, undertaking a remarkable 2,000km maritime migration through Indonesia which led to the discovery of Australia at least 65,000 years ago.
But the voyaging routes taken through...
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