EVENTS+AND+LEADERS+INDIGENOUS

__**EVENTS AND LEADERS**__ - There is very little record before the europeans arrived of events/leaders[|**] - It was estimated their arrival was 40 000 to 50 000 years BP.[|**] - Evidence of both used ochre and stone tools have been found 40 000 to 60 000 years ago [|**] - Believed that a land bridge formed, connected to New Guinea (First migration) Date of migration is debateable [|**] - Central dry areas had little settlers until approx. 25 000 years ago [|**] - People spoke hundreds of different languages w/ different dialects, varied in culture/tradition/lifestyle from various regions [|**] - Traders were in contact w/ indigenous peoples prior to European settlement [|**] - 45 000 years ago rock engravings in south australia- dubbed earliest dated petroglyphs. [|**] - 26 000 years ago a female body from Lake Mungo - earliest evidence of ritual cremation. [|**]

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