How Aborigines Discovered Australia 70,000 Years Ago - New Evidence

How Modern Man Colonized Australia 70,000 Years Ago - Genetic and Archaeological Evidence. This is a story of The epic sea voyage that brought Stone Age people to Australia. Early human explorers discovered the lost continent of Sahul, which contained Australia and New Guinea, around 68,700 years ago. Now, evidence suggests that it was not an accident, but rather the first great maritime expedition. Researchers discovered that sailing from their home to Sahul on purpose was the most likely scenario. They also discovered that the migrants clearly had the means to make such a journey. Taken together, the findings indicate that the first migrants to Sahul were deliberate and large in number. According to the simulations, at least 1,300 people arrived in a single migration event or in smaller, successive waves of at least 130 people every 70 years or so, over the course of about 700 years. This suggests that maritime migration was planned and well-organized, rather than an unintentional arrival. 1,300