Chapter 7: The earliest occupation of great Australia Flashcards

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What and where was the earliest occupation?

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Borneo, 45000-34000 years ago, specifically the Niah Cave

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What was found in the Niah Cave?

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a human skull from 27,000 years ago

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What was found in the Lake Mungo (dry lake bed)?

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found a number of different modern humans, but several of them have facial differences, faces are a bit flatter

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what was the last area of Sahul to be inhibited?

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Tasmania

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