Humans arrived in Australian interior 49,000 yrs ago: Study
Archaeologists have found evidence that humans arrived in Australia's arid interior around 49,000 years ago, 10,000 years earlier than previously believed. Excavation of a mountain rock shelter revealed artefacts including burnt eggshells, stone tools, and a bone from an extinct giant marsupial. These practices are believed to have developed after increasing aridity 'trapped' the migrant humans.