The latest discoveries of prehistoric man are placed up to 40,000 years ago which scientists calling this find have named Mungo Man. There are some researchers who now believe that the Australian Aboriginals have been roaming the planet for much longer than this, perhaps for as long as 125,000 years. Originally from the islands to the north the aboriginals moved away from their native home lands in search of food and land which was not inhabited by so many people. Surviving in the Australian outback must have been a very difficult learning curve so many years ago coming across reptiles, spiders and animals that were poisonous, deadly man eaters and dangerous too. Not only were the animals something that the oldest natives of Australia something to worry about but the plants were tricky to deal with too.

The aboriginal population of Australia is around 3 percent of the entire population today however only little more than 200 years ago this number was 100 percent. The English settlers were at first scarred of the native who could easily throw a spear many meters more accurately than any musket. Later the new settlers and the indiginous people started to trade and get along becoming comrades and workers for a common cause.

The aboriginals whre classed as hunter gatherers which meant that their food supply was usually fresh from gathering that day and eaten quickly since foods would spoil quickly in the harsh Australian environment. The aboriginals used bush fires to their advantage, cleaning and renewing the areas which they were settled in before moving onto the next place where food would be more abundant. This meant that the indiginous aboriginal tribes were indeed nomads.