Sahul (continent)

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Sahul was a prehistoric continent that consisted of Australia, New Guinea, Tasmania and Seram.[1][2][3][4]

Sahul was partially submerged around 18,000 years ago.[5]

Sahul and Sunda were points of early human migrations after leaving Africa.[6]

See also[edit]

  • Sunda (continent) – A prehistoric continent that consisted of mainland and maritime Southeast Asia

References[edit]

  1. ^ "What Did Australia Look Like When the First People Arrived?".
  2. ^ Carmack, Robert M. (11 October 2013). "Anthropology and Global History: From Tribes to the Modern World-System". Rowman & Littlefield – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Hunt, Terry L.; Cochrane, Ethan E. (8 August 2018). "The Oxford Handbook of Prehistoric Oceania". Oxford University Press – via Google Books.
  4. ^ O'Connor, Sue; Veth, Peter Marius; Spriggs, Matthew (1 February 2007). "The Archaeology of the Aru Islands, Eastern Indonesia". ANU E Press – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Island-hopping study shows the most likely route the first people took to Australia".
  6. ^ Mascie-Taylor, D.B.A.C.G.N.; Mascie-Taylor, C.G.N.; Lasker, G.W. (1988). Biological Aspects of Human Migration. Cambridge University Press. p. 18. ISBN 9780521331098. Retrieved 2018-08-09.