Australia is home to the world's oldest living culture, with Aboriginal peoples thriving on the continent for as long as 65,000 years. Their ancestors arrived on the ancient supercontinent of Sahul, likely via land bridges from Southeast Asia, and spread out to master a vast and challenging environment. For millennia, they developed complex societies, trade routes, and deep spiritual traditions, all while the rest of the world remained largely unaware of their existence. Then, in 1788, everythin