Out of Australia: Aborigines, the Dreamtime, and the Dawn of the Human Race

Out of Australia: Aborigines, the Dreamtime, and the Dawn of the Human Race

by Steven Strong, Evan Strong
Out of Australia: Aborigines, the Dreamtime, and the Dawn of the Human Race

Out of Australia: Aborigines, the Dreamtime, and the Dawn of the Human Race

by Steven Strong, Evan Strong

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Overview

In their startling new book, Steven and Evan Strong challenge the "out-of-Africa" theory. Based on fresh examination of both the DNA and archeological evidence, they conclude that modern humans originated from Australia, not Africa.

The original Australians (referred to by some as Aborigines ), like so many indigenous peoples, are portrayed as "backward" and "primitive." Yet, as the Strongs demonstrate, original Australians had a rich culture, which may have sown the first seeds of spirituality in the world. They had the technology to make international seafaring voyages and have left traces in the Americas and possibly Japan, Southern India, Egypt, and elsewhere. They practiced brain surgery, invented the first hand tools, and had knowledge of penicillin.

This book brings together 30 years of intensive research in consultation with elders in the original Australian community. Among their conclusions are the following:

  • There is evidence that humans existed in Australia 40,000 years before they existed in Australia.
  • There were migrations of original Australians in large boats throughout the Indian/Pacific rim.
  • Three distinct kinds of Homo sapiens are found in Australia.
  • There is evidence from the Americas that debunks the out-of-Africa theory.
  • The spiritual influence of the Aborigines is reflected in the religions of the world.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781571747815
Publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing Company, Inc.
Publication date: 03/01/2017
Pages: 240
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Steven Strong is a secondary school teacher with a background in Aboriginal archaeology and education. He co-wrote two units of the Master of Aboriginal Studies program for Sydney University and the New South Wales Department of Education.

Evan Strong has bachelor of social science degree with majors in psychology/archaeology-anthropology/sociology and counseling.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction xiii

Chapter 1 The "First Race" 1

The First Americans 6

The First Boat 9

Chapter 2 An Extended Family 13

The Little Originals 15

The Robust Originals 17

Esoteric Science 19

The Volcanic Vacancy 21

Chapter 3 Ancient Original Australians in America (A Closer Look) 25

Chapter 4 The Toss of a Coin 37

Nine Sites (plus one) 39

The First Boat 43

The Final Word 46

Chapter 5 The First Religion 49

The Feminine First 51

"Same As Me" 55

Pre-Genesis 57

Chapter 6 Pyramids Across the Waters 61

The Pilgrimages 62

Pyramids in the Bush 67

A Pyramid in the Road 69

Chapter 7 Dogon Dreaming 73

The "Great Black Shapes" 76

Serpent Dreaming 77

"Our Alien Creators" 84

Chapter 8 The First Religion (Part 2) 91

The Returning Brief 92

The Sacred Serpent 93

The Sacred Path 95

Going 'Walkabout' 98

Chapter 9 A Nation of Adams and Eves 101

Chapter 10 Mystics or Morons? 111

Chapter 11 The Ship's Cargo 131

The First Cut 133

The First Dentist 136

"There Should Not Be Any Diseases" 137

The First Boat 139

Chapter 12 The Origins of the Four R's (Readin', 'Ritin', 'Rithmetic, and 'Rt) 143

The Engraved Word 145

The Painted Word 147

The Spoken Word 148

The Final Countdown 150

Chapter 13 The Myth of Terra Nullius 153

Conclusion 173

Notes 181

Bibliography 201

Index 207

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