On 21 November 2012 10:44, <luber@alphalink.com.au> wrote:
Who was there before the aborigines?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mungo_Man Note the quote "Comparison of the mitochondrial DNA with that of ancient and modern Aborigines has indicated that Mungo Man is not related to Australian Aborigines. The results indicated that Mungo Man is an extinct subspecies that diverged before the most recent common ancestor of contemporary humans." This lead to wild speculation that maybe the Aborigines invaded Australia some time in the past. Research was stopped though, because the Aborigine's didn't want their dead ancestors be subjected to scientific tests, and the government(?) agreed to release the remains. As such, the claims remain controversial. -- Brian May <brian@microcomaustralia.com.au>