The debate about who truly discovered the Australian continent has always been fascinating, because scientists are still attempting to figure out who discovered the continent closest to Indonesia.
Despite its location between the Indian and Pacific Oceans, specifically to the northwest of Tasman and the Coral Sea, the Australian continent is dominated by white people in terms of population, culture, and government.
The historical contribution of the true discoverer of the Australian continent is extensively discussed as the name of the British country in European countries.
Meanwhile, other nationalities, such as the Spanish and Portuguese, are undeniably responsible for opening the way for them.
Let's look at some of the historical travels undertaken by adventurers to the Australian continent to learn more about who found it:
1. In 1600, William Jansz was anchored on the York peninsula. Jansz is known as the European who discovered Australia because of this beginning.
2. In addition to Willem Jansz, a traveler named Hendrik Brouwer discovered a new sea passage to Indonesian waters, particularly the island of Java, in 1611.
3. James Cook, an English sailor who is widely credited as the discoverer of the Australian continent, visited the region in 1678.
He purposefully explored the Australian continent by taking the northern route, which took him along Australia's famous and picturesque East coast.
There, James discovered a new area that would later be known as New South Wales.
4. This is a brand-new fact about Australia, which includes New Zealand. New facts are considered to have the power to alter the history of the Kangaroo Country, including the following:
The Australian Police Investigation Unit (CSI) discovered evidence from laboratory testing of old skulls that led to a correction of the history of European colonies in the Pacific Ocean region, particularly on the continent's south and east coasts.
The skull would be the first 'explorer' to set foot on Australia's eastern and southern beaches, according to a CSI study with anthropologists and archeologists from the Australian National University (ANS).
From the test results revealed that:
- DNA from the skull leads to the gender of male aged between 28 to 65 years and white.
- This skull belongs to a human from the Caucasoid race who lived in the 1600s.
Sergeant John said this provisional conclusion had an accuracy of 80 percent. The laboratory results sparked a change in historical literature, which says British sailor Captain James Cook was the first explorer to visit the south and east coasts of Australia in the 1700s.
In 2011, CSI intended to investigate reports by residents at Mining Point, near Taare, of the discovery of an intact human skeleton on the bank of a river.
At first, CSI thought the skeleton was a homicide victim. However, after further scientific testing, the results were astonishing.
From the description above, hopefully it can be additional knowledge about the discovery of this country with aboriginal inhabitants.