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Each dot marks 250 years — together they reveal Australia's ancient story -- This colossal timeline details how First Nations people outlived giant animals, survived an ice age and thrived amid massive landscape change.

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Giant, extinct animals are one small part of this First Nations story - First Nations people have occupied this continent for so long that they once shared it with megafauna. Duration: 1 minute 37 seconds - 1 - m - 37 - s

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