TechGizmodoabout 8 hours ago
Pre-1788 Indigenous Population in Australia Was Over 2 Million
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A study in Nature Human Behaviour found the pre-colonial Indigenous population of Australia was over 2.22 million, not the long-held estimate of 300,000. This indicates a 93% population decline, or about 2.06 million deaths, by 1861 after British colonization.
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