Deep time: Aboriginal stories tell of when the Great Barrier Reef was dry land
Reid, Nick; Nunn, Patrick http://www.theecologist.org/blogs_and_comments/Blogs/2711943/deep_time_aboriginal_stories_tell_of_when_the_great_barrier_reef_was_dry_land.html
Publisher: Ecologist
Date Written: 29/01/2015
Year Published: 2015
Resource Type: Article
Stories told by Australia's Aboriginal peoples tell of the time, over 10,000 years ago, when the last Ice Age came to an end, and sea levels rose by 120 metres. The narratives tally with the findings of contemporary science, raising the question: what is it about Aborigines and their culture than so accurately transmitted their oral traditions across thousands of generations?
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