Island-hopping study shows the most likely route the first people took to Australia

Authors

Kasih Norman, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

125076

Publication Details

Norman, K. (2018). Island-hopping study shows the most likely route the first people took to Australia. The Conversation, 2 April 1-4.

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The Conversation

Abstract

The First Australians were among the world's earliest great ocean explorers, undertaking a remarkable 2,000km maritime migration through Indonesia which led to the discovery of Australia at least 65,000 years ago. But the voyaging routes taken through Indonesia's islands, and the location of first landfall in Australia, remain a much debated mystery to archaeologists. Our research, published earlier this year in Quaternary Science Reviews, highlights the most likely route by mapping islands in the region over time through changing sea levels.