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"A 24-day voyage across the coast of Queensland, Australia, revealed the hidden
lives of indigenous people that once occupied an ancient landscape found frozen
in time.
A team of scientists and Aboriginal rangers have uncovered a submerged
landscape beneath Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, mapping rivers, lakes,
estuaries, and beaches in great detail. The hidden coastal plain was where
First Nations people once lived before sea levels rose around 7,000 years ago,
submerged the area beneath the waters.
“First Nations people arrived in Australia over 65,000 years ago when sea
levels were 80 meters below present day,” Helen Bostock, a researcher at the
University of Queensland who served as chief scientist for the voyage, said in
a statement. “At that time, the Great Barrier Reef area was a vast coastal
plain bordered by towering forests that stretched inland.”"
Via Joyce Donahue.
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
