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| Name | WA Journey Ways - Drought Journey 2 |
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| Description | From 35,000 years ago onwards, Earth was moving into one of the most severe glaciations with temperatures dropping to 6 to 10 degrees below current temperatures. By 22,000 years ago the glaciers were 33thickest with ice sheets covering most continents. Sea levels were at their lowest dropping to approximately 150 to 400 metres below current levels. Old water ecosystems disappeared and arid areas expanded. Australian glaciers did not extend into Western Australia however the countryside suffered an extreme drought of 10,000 years that lasted between 25,000 and 15,000 years ago. Archaeologists suggest that Aboriginal people survived the drought by clustering in refuges where there was permanent water and by visiting other refuges when the climate permitted. In Western Australia refuges were Nyoongar territory, the Pilbara tablelands and the Kimberley. This journey was made from eastern Nyoongar land to the southern Kimberley region following the salt lakes. |
| Type | Journey |
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| Contributor | Jacqui Wright |
| Entries | 9 |
| Allow ANPS? | No |
| Added to System | 2023-07-25 10:46:01 |
| Updated in System | 2023-08-14 15:43:02 |
| Subject | indigenous, aboriginal, western australia, journey way, deep time, refuges, drought, ice age |
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| Creator | Francesca Robertson, Noel Nannup and Jason Barrow in in 'Journey Ways' project, Dr Francesca Robertson, Dr Noel Nannup, Alison Nannup. |
| Publisher | WA Journey Ways is a collaboration of Kurongkurl Katitjin, Edith Cowan University and WA Main Roads. |
| Contact | bill.pascoe@newcastle.edu.au |
| Citation | Robertson, F., Nannup, N. and Barrow J. 'Great Journeys undertaken by Aboriginal people in ancient times in Western Australia', Batchelor Press, 2019. |
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| Source URL | https://batchelorpress.com/node/386 |
| Linkback | https://www.mainroads.wa.gov.au/community-environment/aboriginal-engagement/aboriginal-journey-ways/ |
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| Language | EN |
| License | Copyright. Do not re-use without permission. |
| Usage Rights | Permissions from Francesca Robertson, Noel Nannup and Jason Barrow for use of material from’ Great Journeys undertaken by Aboriginal People in Western Australia in Ancient times’ (Robertson, Nannup and Barrow, Batchelor Press 2019). Permission for use of the story provided by Wayne Webb for the Great Journeys book for TLC Map. Do not use without permission. |
| Date Created (externally) | 2023-07-25 |