The Great Drought Research Paper

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the great drought -30,000 BP

 The great drought lasted 10,000 years.

 When the last ice age hit sea level dropped to 130 meters below todays level.

 The deserts took up about 90% of the continent.

 Did you know that before the great flood all countries were connected?

Nullarbor plains

The tree less Nullarbor planes contains an important archaeological site, Koonalda cave.
Roughly between 30,000 and 10,000 years ago, aboriginal people used these lime stone caves.
Aboriginal people have been using an underground cave in the Nullarbor plains for the past 20,000 years ago as a site of cultural significants.
The cave was pitch black and hard to access meaning it would be used as ritual fear of darkness.

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