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NameDeep time - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History
DescriptionSome important people and events in the past of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people before colonisation. This isn't a complete list but is a good place to start.
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Content WarningThis layer contains names of people who have passed.
ContributorDan Price
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Added to System2022-09-10 22:01:43
Updated in System2022-09-10 22:11:28
Subject deep time
CreatorDan Price
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Contacttlcmap@newcastle.edu.au
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Mungo Man and Lady

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Other
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Latitude
-33.722078
Longitude
143.056749
Start Date
-44021
End Date
-40021

Description

Mungo Man and Mungo Lady's remains were found near Lake Mungo, NSW and they show evidence of an approx. 42,000 year old ritual burial thus making some of the oldest remains (of Homo Sapiens) ever found, outside of Africa. They are of great importance to their Aboriginal descendants who reside in the Willandra Lakes area, such as the Paakantji, Ngyiampaa and Mutthi Mutthi people. (Sources: http://www.visitmungo.com.au/mungo-lady-mungo-man; https://rdcu.be/cw4nj)

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Lake Mungo, NSW

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TLCMap ID
tb346
Linkback
http://www.visitmungo.com.au/mungo-lady-mungo-man; https://rdcu.be/cw4nj
Created At
2022-09-10 22:02:00
Updated At
2023-12-11 17:48:12

Warratyi, SA

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Other
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Latitude
-30.581501
Longitude
138.95926
Start Date
-51021
End Date
-12021

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A prehistoric rock shelter in the Flinders Ranges, known as Warratyi, contained evidence that Aboriginal Australians settled in the interior of the country around 49,000 years ago. The site is approx. 550km north of Adelaide and "...also contains the first reliably dated evidence of human interaction with megafauna." (Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2016-11-03/rock-shelter-shows-early-aboriginal-settlement-in-arid-australia/7983864)

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Warratyi, SA

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TLCMap ID
tb347
Linkback
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2016-11-03/rock-shelter-shows-early-aboriginal-settlement-in-arid-australia/7983864
Created At
2022-09-10 22:02:00
Updated At
2023-12-11 17:48:12

Kakadu National Park

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Other
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Latitude
-13.101651
Longitude
132.385526
Start Date
-82021
End Date
-67021

Description

Evidence provided by 11,000 artefacts from Kakadu National Park prove that Indigenous people have been in Australia for at least 65,000 years. Some of the artefacts found "...were potentially as old as 80,000 years." (Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/jul/19/dig-finds-evidence-of-aboriginal-habitation-up-to-80000-years-ago)

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Kakadu National Park

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TLCMap ID
tb348
Linkback
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/jul/19/dig-finds-evidence-of-aboriginal-habitation-up-to-80000-years-ago
Created At
2022-09-10 22:02:00
Updated At
2023-12-11 17:48:12

Devil's Lair, WA

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Other
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Latitude
-34.067583
Longitude
115.106528
Start Date
-55000
End Date
-42000

Description

Excavations have been carried out in Devil's Lair since 1973. Hearths, bone and stone artefacts have been discovered and there is evidence within the site showing human habitation 50,000 years ago. (Source: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/quaternary-research/article/abs/early-human-occupation-at-devils-lair-southwestern-australia-50000-years-ago/F27F3628F0F59042FF19C3A39B8CD471)

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Devil's Lair, WA

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TLCMap ID
tb349
Linkback
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/quaternary-research/article/abs/early-human-occupation-at-devils-lair-southwestern-australia-50000-years-ago/F27F3628F0F59042FF19C3A39B8CD471
Created At
2022-09-10 22:02:00
Updated At
2023-12-11 17:48:12

Madjedbebe, NT

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Other
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Latitude
-12.5
Longitude
132.883333
Start Date
-67021
End Date
-67021

Description

Evidence has been found which suggests that there were humans in Madjedbebe 65,000 years ago, however this estimate has been contested as of 2017 (there is wide acceptance of there being humans there at least 50,000 years ago.) It is one of the oldest known sites indicating human presence in Australia. (Source: https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/handle/1885/238559)

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Madjedbebe, NT

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TLCMap ID
tb34a
Linkback
https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/handle/1885/238559
Created At
2022-09-10 22:02:00
Updated At
2023-12-11 17:48:12

Rottnest Island, WA

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Other
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Latitude
-32.0034
Longitude
115.514383
Start Date
-131000
End Date
-11700

Description

Rising sea levels separated Rottnest Island (Wadjemup) and mainland WA approx. 7000 years ago. Up until this point, it had been inhabited by Aboriginal people Wadjemup means "place across the water where the spirits are." Artefacts found on the island date back to 6500 - 30,000 years ago, with some recent evidence from 1999 possibly suggesting human occupation of the island as far back as 70,000BP. (Source: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/307808902_Aboriginal_occupation_on_Rottnest_Island_Western_Australia_provisionally_dated_by_Aspartic_Acid_Racemisation_assay_of_land_snails_to_greater_than_50_ka)

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Rottnest Island, WA

Sources

TLCMap ID
tb34b
Linkback
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/307808902_Aboriginal_occupation_on_Rottnest_Island_Western_Australia_provisionally_dated_by_Aspartic_Acid_Racemisation_assay_of_land_snails_to_greater_than_50_ka
Created At
2022-09-10 22:02:00
Updated At
2023-12-11 17:48:12
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