Re:Face of ancient Australian 'giga-goose' revealed after fo...
by defrost on Saturday June 15, 2024 @05:38AM
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"Walk" as in short voyages during the time of the Sahul: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahul#/media/File:Map_of_Sunda...
The timing aligns with the genetics and with artefacts: https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/evidence-o...
From https://digital-classroom.nma.gov.au/learning-modules/ancien....
> The first people probably came to Australia from around the area that is now Timor. To get to Australia, they must have made a canoe voyage of about 90 to 150 kilometres of open water, which would have been a remarkable maritime achievement