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Aboriginal History: A Captivating Guide to the History of Indigenous Australians Called the Aborigines and Their Impact on Australia

By History, Captivating

First published 2026

65,000 years of survival, culture, and resistance — the world's oldest living civilization, told from the beginning. What does it mean to belong to a civilization that has endured for 65,000 years? Long before the pyramids, before Stonehenge, before the first written word was ever carved into clay, Aboriginal Australians were building one of the most complex and enduring cultures on Earth. They crossed the open ocean to reach a continent no human had ever seen. They developed hundreds of distinct languages, sophisticated trade networks, and a spiritual tradition that preserved knowledge across thousands of generations. And then, in 1788, everything changed. This book with real photos tells the full story, from the first ocean crossing to the modern fight for equality, across 9 chapters grounded in current research. Inside this book, you will discover: The First Australians: How a group of people made one of the most remarkable journeys in human history, crossing open ocean over 65,000 years ago to reach a continent that had never known human footsteps.

Published
27 Apr 2026
Pages
100
Publisher
Captivating History
Edition
Paperback
Elsewhere
Open Library

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