Did Indonesia know about Australia before Europe? That's a narrow bit of sea!
It's debated. The earliest confirmed contact was by Makassar fishermen visiting Australia's north coast in the 1700s, after the Dutch found it in 1606
But Yolgnu rock paintings suggest these trips may date to the 1500s
It's debated. The earliest confirmed contact was by Makassar fishermen visiting Australia's north coast in the 1700s, after the Dutch found it in 1606
But Yolgnu rock paintings suggest these trips may date to the 1500s
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thousands of years before europeans
https://www.sbs.com.au/language/hindi/en/podcast-episode/the-story-untold-part-2-the-links-between-australian-aboriginal-and-indian-tribes/i2ds4nlxt