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48,000 BP
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  • Notes: Description of the first known or suspected human settlement within each geographic location listed. For the date or period of the described settlement, please refer to the according date stat.
  • Place: Location of the first known or suspected human settlement in each country.
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Notes The oldest human skeletal remains are the 40,000-year-old Lake Mungo remains in New South Wales, but human ornaments discovered at Devil's Lair in Western Australia have been dated to 48,000 BP. Ochre fragments at Malakunanja II in Northern Territory are dated to ca. 45,000 BP. 2014
Place Devil's Lair 2014

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of countries and islands by first human settlement (The list)

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