History Of Australia Before 1788
The first definite sighting of Australia by European explorers was in 1606. This date marks the beginning of the written history of Australia.
The documentation of Aboriginal history is challenging, because Aboriginal people lived in an oral culture prior to 1788. Although humans had lived in Australia for approximately 40-45,000 years (possibly more) before 1606, this time is regarded as belonging to the prehistory of Australia rather than history because of this lack of written documentation.
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