Or for that matter, was there any Polynesian-Australian trade?
Australian here,
There was nothing to trade,Australia is a desert nation the early ducth explorers even didn't want to settle here because there was nothing of value.no green lands etc
>>1385058
THis is besides the point when the native inhabitants aren't even trading with each other.
Why do people think Australia is the same as the world? Their peoples were able to live in the same state for 40 fucking thousand years because they were provided with everything they needed to a degree which allowed them to stay stagnant.
Why would people trade when they can walk a couple hundred meters literally right up to a kangaroo and throw a stick at it killing it? Repeat for thousands of years.
>>1385052
>Australian here,
>There was nothing to trade,Australia is a desert nation the early ducth explorers even didn't want to settle here because there was nothing of value.no green lands etc
OK then, but that doesn't really explain why there were no attempts to settle the coasts.
Are there no coasts with vegetation nearby or places to plant sweet-potatoes or trees to make fishing boats out of?
>>1385085
>OK then, but that doesn't really explain why there were no attempts to settle the coasts.
Huh? Literally the only places which are actually settled, today, are the coasts.
If you go back to Aboriginal society, all of Australia was settled, to an extent.
Google Aboriginal Australian Tribal map, for a better look.
There was trade between aborigines living on the north coast and Indonesia. Abos gave them sea cucumbers, eels, ironwood and pelts in exchange for tools and such.
>>1385058
>No green lands.
But that is objectively wrong.
>>1385058
>no green lands
Don't even know your own country, Jacko?
>>1385052
formosan derivatives made it to madagascar, easter island, hawaii and left major impact there
formosans also made it to the americas but were diluted there
indians settled australia 4k tears ago and were diluted there, but dna does show this
polynesians were most likely diluted into auatralia like the ancient indians
just look for evidence in dna
>>1387381
diluted = assimilated
