Jasin wrote on Jul 26
th, 2017 at 10:44pm:
Actually Valkie
While the Aboriginals were probably the most 'culturally' advanced of all the early people's, even the ancient Hominids still hanging around in patches. Most of all the other Sapien tribes were still a couple of stone tools short of the picnic.
Now it seems, that occupation in Australia came from around 65,000 years ago.
That's amazing.
But as for other civilisations 'catching up' then advancing past Aboriginal culture.
Well you got to remember that for 10-15,000 years - the Australia continent 'dried out' considerably due to a massive Ice Age. It basically scuttled the Aboriginal existence from 'Living' to 'surviving'.
This is where their culture stagnated and nearly died.
Even 'white people' in Rural Towns struggle to exist even after a 10 year drought. Besides many 'suicides', many leave. So try dealing with that for 10,000 years! That's longer than the History of the so-called 'Civilised World'.
What British Colonisation came up against was an Aboriginal culture that was a 'shadow' of its former self. It's Golden Age had long gone.
Who knows - maybe 50,000 years ago. Migrations of Sapiens ventured out of Africa and into the 'promised Land' of Australia ...as they followed the water's edge of the Indian Ocean.
Yeah sure - the Aboriginals racked up just 50 points while everyone could only manage 1 point.
But they held that 50 points for 85% of the time, until in the last 15% (5,000 years) - everyone finally surpassed them to reach 200 points.
Yep - they lead the field by 25 lengths for the entire circuit until coming down the straight, when the pack 'finally' over-took them.
Un bah leave a bull.
Some people will do anything to try and prop up what is a primitive pre-stoneage group of misfits.
There was no civilization, they were too busy killing each other, and setting fire to things.
Culturally advanced?
What tha?
They are about as advanced as a cane toad.
Your explanation brings to mind a joke I once heard.
Three men were sitting around taliking about advanced civilizations.
One said
" In England we dug down several metres and found evidence of copper wire, I conclude that this is evidence of an advanced civilization from 500 years ago using copper wire for communications"
The second guy said.
"Well thats nothing, in the USA we dug even deeper and found copper wire and concluded that over 1000 years ago our people were using copper wire for communications"
The third guy, an Abbo said.
"Well we dug even deeper and found nothing, leading us to conclude that over 10000 years ago we were using wireless communication"
Just because some rocks were piled on top of each other does not indicate advanced civilization.
Advanced civilizations build artwork, buildings and monuments that celebrate their advanced nature.
There is nothing, not one single solitary thing that the aboriginals have made as a monument to their culture or civilization, nuffink at all.
Just accept that the Australian Aboriginals were, are and will always be a failed race.
They never advanced even beyond pre-stone age, simply because they didnt have to.
Life was easy, there was no freezing winters to require shelter.
There were no massive animals that they had to protect themselves from.
There was no other civilizations that wanted to take over, requiring them to advance or die.
They have simply existed, laziness is inbred into them after a millennia of being lazy and with an easy lifestyle.
Perhaps it can be bread out in time, but from what we see, even after 200 years, its not happening yet and may take a long long time.