Category Archives: Australia

Some Native Americans Had Oceanic Ancestors

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Roberta Estes

This week has seen a flurry of new scientific and news articles.  What has been causing such a stir?  It appears that Australian or more accurately, Australo-Melanese DNA has been found in South America’s Native American population. In addition, it … Continue reading →

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Modern Faces and Ancient Migrations

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Roberta Estes

Our friends at Abroad in the Yard wrote an interesting article back in December 2011 about Modern Faces and Ancient Migrations. As you’re probably aware, the migration of people, their ethnicity and how they came to be where they are … Continue reading →

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First Footprints: Episode 4 – The Biggest Estate 9,000 Years Ago to 1788

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Roberta Estes

Living in Australia for 50,000 years, in order to survive, the Aboriginal people learned every ecological detail, immortalized it in the law, and passed it on through the generations.  They transformed the entire continent of Australia into the biggest estate … Continue reading →

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First Footprints: Episode 3: The Great Flood 18,000 to 5,000 Years Ago

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Roberta Estes

Aboriginal people have lived in Australia for over 50,000 years, and none of that time has been easy. These people survived the longest drought in human history.  Next, with warming, they would face flooding, worse flooding than they could imagine.  The … Continue reading →

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First Footprints: The Great Drought 30,000 to 15,000 Years Ago

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Roberta Estes

FIRST FOOTPRINTS: Episode 02 “The Great Drought 30,000 to 15,000 years ago” In part 2 of this series, we start with Australian cave drawings of the marsupial lion – a huge predator supposedly extinct for more than 40,000 years, shown above, and … Continue reading →

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First Footprints – Super Nomads – Founders of Australia

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Roberta Estes

This is the first of 4 episodes airing in Australia about their aboriginal people.  I found this fascinating and am somewhat envious of someone who can stand in the same rock shelter their ancestor stood in 40,000 years ago – … Continue reading →

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