All la one land. This is a powerful starting point. All of us are attached in some way to the land, and we share one country. The study of history, how people have lived, is vital to understanding the present and the options for the future. Archaeology, which looks at material remains of past societies suggests Aboriginal ancestors arrived in Australia over 100,000 years ago.
Aboriginal people say their people have always been here.
Over such time periods, changes occur to landscapes and people in ways often invisible in the life of any individual. At such time scales we witness biological evolution and the broad patterns of cultural continuities and change. In contrast with the size and range of Australian environments, what survives of past Aboriginal societies is a small fraction of what were once living cultures. But the evidence for art reveals a remarkable story. This art is complex and probably begins as early as 60,000 years ago.