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Australia Sam

The Aboriginal people went from some unknown point in Asia to Australia between 50,000 and 60,000 years ago and quickly covered the entire continent. The Aborigines were hunters and gatherers moving with the seasons. The Indigenous cultures of Australia are the oldest living cultural history in the world. One of the reasons Aboriginal cultures stayed for so long is their ability to live by themselves.

The last great landmass was discovered by the European explorers and traders were Australia. Europeans dreamed of finding all the wonderful things Australia had to offer. They didn't know there were people that had been there for tens of thousands of years.

An ocean has always been separating Asia and Australia; however people use land bridges to go to Australia during times of low sea levels. Long time ago Australia was joined to New Guinea, forming a landmass called Sahul. These countries were finally separated by rising sea levels about 8,000 years ago. From Asia into Sahul there are likely paths of migration.

Resources: (http://australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/austn-indigenous-cultural-heritage) (http://www.australia.com/about/culture-history/history.aspx) (http://www.ruthshaven.com/australia/firstaussies.html) (http://www.aboriginalaustralia.com.au/) (http://australianmuseum.net.au/The-spread-of-people-to-Australia/)