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The extraordinary science behind a discovery 65,000 years in the making
Indigenous Australians have lived here 18,000 years longer than previously proved.
Tony Wright is the associate editor and special writer for The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald
Indigenous Australians have lived here 18,000 years longer than previously proved.
Aboriginal people have lived in Australia for a minimum of 65,000 years - 18,000 years longer than had been proved previously.