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New Discovery Proves Australia Was Inhabited Far Earlier Than Previously Thought

A new archaeological discovery in northern Australia unearths humans walking the continent 65,000 years ago, which changes a number of previous theories.

New Discovery Proves Australia Was Inhabited Far Earlier Than Previously Thought
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An archaeological discovery in northern Australia unearthed a history of people on the continent going back 65,000 years, which predates earlier estimates by 18,000 years. This changes many long-standing assumptions regarding the first Australians.

Researchers from the University of Queensland found an estimated 11,000 artifacts beneath 2.6 meters of sand and sediment at a site called Madjedbebe, a sandstone rock shelter on the western edge of the Arnhem Land plateau in Kakadu National Park. They published their findings in the journal Nature.

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