First Footprints
eBook - ePub

First Footprints

The Epic Story of the First Australians

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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

First Footprints

The Epic Story of the First Australians

About this book

The epic story of Australia's Aboriginal people, as told through astonishing archaeological discoveries, ancient oral histories, and the largest and oldest art galleries on earth

Some 60,000 years ago, a small group of people landed on Australia's northern coast. They were the first oceanic mariners, and this great southern land was their new home. Gigantic mammals roamed the plains and enormous crocodiles, giant snakes, and goannas nestled in the estuaries and savannahs. This is the epic story of Australia's Aboriginal people. It is a story of ancient life on the driest continent on earth through the greatest environmental changes experienced in human history: ice ages, extreme drought, and inundating seas. Australia's first inhabitants were the first people to believe in an afterlife, cremate their dead, engrave representations of the human face, and depict human sound and emotion. They created new technologies, designed ornamentation, engaged in trade, and crafted the earliest documents of war. Ultimately, they developed a sustainable society based on shared religious tradition and far-reaching social networks across the length and breadth of the continent.

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Information

Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Year
2014
eBook ISBN
9781743435724
Edition
0

Table of contents

  1. COVER PAGE
  2. TITLE PAGE
  3. COPYRIGHT PAGE
  4. CONTENTS
  5. MAP OF AUSTRALIA’S ANCIENT COASTLINES
  6. MAP OF LOCATIONS MENTIONED IN THE BOOK
  7. TIMELINE
  8. INTRODUCTION
  9. 1. NEAR EXTINCTION 74,000–60,000 YEARS AGO
  10. 2. SUPER-NOMADS 60,000–30,000 YEARS AGO
  11. 3. THE GREAT DROUGHT 30,000–18,000 YEARS AGO
  12. 4. THE GREAT FLOOD FROM 18,000 YEARS AGO
  13. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  14. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  15. PHOTO CREDITS
  16. NOTES
  17. BIBLIOGRAPHY