America still had to wait for an Ice Age to pass when modern humans entered Australia. Australian Aborigines make one of the world's oldest continuous culture (perhaps just the Bushmen of South Africa are older); some Australian archaeological sites revealed a 40,000-year-old Aboriginal presence. Now, a researc... |
8 April 2008
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Australia is the lowest and flattest continent. Some mountains punctuate its relief, but they could be seen as mere hills in other areas. For example, the highest Australian peak is Kosciusko (New South Wales): 2,230 m (7,430 ft) tall.Yet, they attract mountaineering amateurs and, during the winter, they are the only... |
19 March 2008
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You surely have heard about the Tasmanian devil. You understand why devil, but what do you know about the island of Tasmania?It is a land located between 40o 38' and 43o 39' S, off southeastern Australia, being slightly larger than the island of Ireland (with a similar clime, too). The wet cool temperate cl... |
14 March 2008
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The Australian Aborigines form together with the Bushmen and pygmies one of the oldest human race. They are one of the first human groups to have moved out of Africa perhaps 60,000 years ago. This group formed a race later known as Black Asians. 12,000 years ago, they were the main inhabitants of India, Indochina, In... |
5 January 2008
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