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How many years old are the Australian Aboriginal cultures?

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The origin of the Aboriginal people of Australia is not entirely clear. Some studies link Aboriginal people to the first African nomads or to Siberian ancestors [1]. read more

1) The average life expectancy of Aborigines is far lower than the Australian average: For the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population born in 2010–2012, life expectancy was estimated to be 10.6 years lower than that of the non-Indigenous population for males (69.1 years compared with 79.7) and 9.5 years for females (73.7 compared with 83.1). read more

35,000-year-old stone axe found in Australia; Top 10 Aboriginal bush medicines; Aboriginal Australians first to cross Asia. Studying his DNA, the researchers found that the ancestors of Australian Aboriginals had split from the first modern human populations to leave Africa, 64,000 to 75,000 years ago. read more

Some of the evidence points to dates over 60,000 years old. The hallmark of Aboriginal culture is 'oneness with nature'. In traditional Aboriginal belief systems, nature and landscape are comparable in importance to the bible in Christian culture. read more

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