This article is from the WeChat public account: Earth Knowledge Agency (ID: diqiuzhishiju) , author: Sven Fan seniors, from the cover: Oriental IC

Humans have landed in Australia about 40,000 years ago, but because of the long-term maintenance of hunting and gathering production methods, the impact on the natural environment is small. At the same time, this economic model can not support a large number of people. Even before the colonial era, this was the “most primitive” continent in the world. (except Antarctica)


Aboriginal people in Northern Australia still have some people who still maintain this lifestyle

(Indigenous people demonstrate drilling and taking fire pictures from: shutter @ ChameleonsEye) ▼

Until 1788, the British fleet landed in the Australian Botany Bay and brought the first European immigrants to Australia. As new immigrants continued to join, Australia was gradually developed as a British colony.