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Quantum. The sands of dreamtime. Burden of proof /

In September 1996 claims that Aborigines had been living in far north western Australia 116,000 years ago made international headlines, partly because it was double the accepted age of the earliest occupation of Australia. If the controversial dates are correct, there are major implications for unde...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Burchfield, Geoffrey (Screenwriter, Narrator, Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Ultimo, New South Wales : ABC Commercial, 2012.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Aboriginal Australians > Australia > Northern Territory.
Archaeological dating.
Australia > Antiquities.
Australiens (Aborigènes) > Australie > Territoire du Nord.
Archéologie > Datation.
Australie > Antiquités.
Aboriginal Australians.
Antiquities.
Australia.
Northern Territory.
Documentary television programs.
Documentaires télévisés.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:In September 1996 claims that Aborigines had been living in far north western Australia 116,000 years ago made international headlines, partly because it was double the accepted age of the earliest occupation of Australia. If the controversial dates are correct, there are major implications for understanding how humans first reached the continent. Examination of the developments in dating techniques over the past century that led to the discovery, has also provided new perspectives on the Aborigine's link with the landscape.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed August 19, 2016).
Physical Description:1 online resource (28 min.)
Playing Time:00:28:08