Arrival and Settlement of First Nations Peoples

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First Nations peoples arrived in Sahul c. ______ years BP

60,000-80,000

Australia's most arid desert regions and coldest alpine areas became permanently settled c. ______ years BP

30,000

The discovery of skeletal remains at Lake Mungo dated back to ______ to 42,000 years old

40,000

The language group in 'Top End' and north-west Australia is known as ______ language group

non-Pama-Nyungan

There are approximately ______ separate languages in Australia

300

The boundaries between neighbouring territories were marked by ______ features or culturally significant sites/tribal pathways

physical

The first human ______ voyagers were supported by genomic tracing

transoceanic

The Mungo Lady's remains were removed and taken to ______ in 1968

Canberra

Indigenous cultures were varied and dynamic in response to the challenges of the surrounding ______.

environments

During the Pleistocene epoch, ground-edge ______ and tools commonly featured.

axes

In Australia, boomerangs and ______ also appeared during the Pleistocene epoch.

spear-throwers

Aboriginal ______ possibly first export commodity in northern Australia.

spears

Tool technologies and engineering skills, such as ______ and water conservation, developed according to location.

aquaculture

Exploitation of different food sources required ______ skills and knowledge.

specialised

Josephine Flood's thesis proposed that indigenous societies were 'affluent' and ______.

mobile

In 'The Dreaming', ancestral beings created the land and ______ in it.

everything

Dreaming beings relayed ______ and law, passed down through tribes.

knowledge

Totemic spirituality involves a natural object, plant, or animal inherited by clan or family members as a ______ emblem.

totemic

Explore the arrival and settlement history of First Nations peoples in Australia, including their continuous civilization dating back 60,000-80,000 years. Learn about the genomic tracing that supports them as the most ancient continuous civilization on Earth.

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