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"Humans arrived in Australia at least 65,000 years ago, according to
archaeological evidence. These pioneers were part of an early wave of people
travelling eastwards from Africa, through Eurasia, and ultimately into
Australia and New Guinea.
But this was only one of many waves of migration in the story of the human
colonisation of the globe. These waves were probably driven by climate change
and the ability of groups to adapt to a wide range of environments.
In new research published in
Nature Communications, we have found evidence
that a large wave of migration reached the island of Timor not long after
50,000 years ago. Our work at Laili rock shelter suggests the people who first
reached Australia some 65,000 years ago came via New Guinea, while Timor and
other southern islands were only colonised by a later wave of settlers."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
