Aboriginal arrival in Australia
There have been many theories concerning the arrival of the Aboriginal People to Australia. These include Aboriginal beliefs and archaeological discoveries. The Aboriginal people have a belief of their own, which describes how they arrived in Australia. ... None of these theories however, either Aboriginal or scientific, can be entirely proven. ... These theories are passed through ways such as Aboriginal art, music, and mainly oral tradition. ... About 50 000 years ago, it is believed that Australia was very close to South East Asia. ... They believe that the people who lived in Papa New Guinea were skilled in building rafts and that they could get across to Australia through the 50 – 70 km sea barrier.