RE: The Archaeology Thread
June 13, 2021 at 11:47 am
(This post was last modified: June 13, 2021 at 12:01 pm by Anomalocaris.)
I believe genetic evidence argues aborigines reached Australia in one single small group. This suggest some singular event triggered the crossing. It’s not just a bunch of knuckleheads keep sailing off over the horizon to never be heard from again, until one of them floated up on Australia still alive.
If it is a singular event that triggered the crossing, there was probably a good reason for for assuming sailing over the horizon was a reasonable response. For example, maybe a large volcanic eruption denuded, as far as they know, all of the land they lived on, so if they stayed, they would starve. So they might as well try their luck going over the horizon on boats.
If it is a singular event that triggered the crossing, there was probably a good reason for for assuming sailing over the horizon was a reasonable response. For example, maybe a large volcanic eruption denuded, as far as they know, all of the land they lived on, so if they stayed, they would starve. So they might as well try their luck going over the horizon on boats.
