A new genetic study of more than 300 Aborigines indicates ancient Indians may have arrived on Australian shores about 4,000 years ago and mixed with Aborigines before Europeans colonised the continent. This finding challenges the long-held assumption that humans arrived in Australia about 40,000 years ago from Africa and remained isolated from other populations until British settlers appeared in the late 18th century. Click here to read more in the Telegraph.
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Indians migrated to Australia 4,000 years ago
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