Sahul was in the south-western Pacific Ocean, located appropriately north to south between the Equator and the 44th parallel south and west to east between the 112th and the 152nd meridians east.[1] Sahul was separated from Sunda to its west by the Wallacean Archipelago.[1][6] At its largest, when ocean levels were at their lowest, it was approximately 10,600,000 square kilometres (4,100,000 sq mi) in size.[note 1][1]
After the last Ice Age global temperatures increased and sea levels gradually rose, flooding the land bridge and separating mainland Australia from New Guinea and Tasmania.[7] New Guinea was separated from the Australian mainland approximately 8,000 years ago, and Tasmania approximately 6,000 years ago.[7]
It is estimated humans first colonised Sahul between 45,000 and 60,000 years ago, making the ocean crossing from Sunda through Wallacea.[9] From Sahul humans spread throughout Oceania.[2]
The name Sahul is used by archeologists, while the name Meganesia tends to be used by zoogeographers.[3] The name Greater Australia has been used, but it has been criticised as "cartographic imperialism" because it places greater emphasis upon what is now Australia at the expense of New Guinea.[5]
See also
Arafura Sea – Marginal sea between Australia and Indonesian New Guinea
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Groves, Colin P. (1996). "Hovering on the brink: nearly but not quite getting to Australia". In Rousham, Emily; Freedman, Leonard (eds.). Perspectives in human biology: volume 2 humans in the Australasian region. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co, Pte Ltd. pp. 83–87. ISBN981-02-3023-0. ISSN 1038-5762.
Kennett, B. L. N.; Chopping, R.; Blewett, R. (2018). The Australian continent: a geophysical synthesis. Canberra: Australian National University Press. ISBN9781760462475.
O’Connell, James F.; Allen, Jim; Hawkes, Kristen (2010). "Pleistocene Sahul and the origins of seafaring". In Anderson, Athol; Barrett, James H.; Boyle, Katherine V. (eds.). The global origins and development of seafaring. Cambridge: MacDonald Institute for Archeological Research. pp. 57–68. ISBN978-1-902937-52-6.
O'Connor, Sue; Hiscock, Peter (2018). "The people of Sahul and near Oceania". In Cochrane, Ethan E.; Hunt, Terry L. (eds.). The Oxford Handbook of Prehistoric Oceania. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 26–45. ISBN978-0-19-992507-0.
Oliver, Douglas L. (1961). The Pacific Islands. New York: The American Museum of Natural History.
Thomas, Nicholas (June 2021). "From Sunda to Sahul: the first crossings and early settlement of the Pacific". Natural History. Research Triangle Park: Natural History Magazine, Inc. ISSN 0028-0712. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
White, J. Peter; O'Connell, James F. (1982). A prehistory of Australia, New Guinea and Sahul. Sydney: Academic Press Australia. ISBN0-12-746750-5.
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sahul, this, article, about, prehistoric, continent, continental, shelf, western, australia, shelf, confused, with, sahel, also, called, land, meganesia, papualand, greater, australia, citation, needed, paleocontinent, that, encompassed, modern, landmasses, ma. This article is about the prehistoric continent For the continental shelf of Western Australia see Sahul Shelf Not to be confused with Sahel Sahul s e ˈ h uː l also called Sahul land Meganesia Papualand and Greater Australia citation needed was a paleocontinent that encompassed the modern day landmasses of mainland Australia Tasmania New Guinea and the Aru Islands 1 2 3 4 5 Map of Sahul with Sunda Sahul was in the south western Pacific Ocean located appropriately north to south between the Equator and the 44th parallel south and west to east between the 112th and the 152nd meridians east 1 Sahul was separated from Sunda to its west by the Wallacean Archipelago 1 6 At its largest when ocean levels were at their lowest it was approximately 10 600 000 square kilometres 4 100 000 sq mi in size note 1 1 After the last Ice Age global temperatures increased and sea levels gradually rose flooding the land bridge and separating mainland Australia from New Guinea and Tasmania 7 New Guinea was separated from the Australian mainland approximately 8 000 years ago and Tasmania approximately 6 000 years ago 7 Sahul hosted a large variety of unique fauna that evolved independently from the rest of the world 8 Most notably nearly all mammals on Sahul were marsupials including a range of browsers burrowers scavengers and predators bats and rodents represented the only placental mammals 8 It is estimated humans first colonised Sahul between 45 000 and 60 000 years ago making the ocean crossing from Sunda through Wallacea 9 From Sahul humans spread throughout Oceania 2 The name Sahul is used by archeologists while the name Meganesia tends to be used by zoogeographers 3 The name Greater Australia has been used but it has been criticised as cartographic imperialism because it places greater emphasis upon what is now Australia at the expense of New Guinea 5 See also EditArafura Sea Marginal sea between Australia and Indonesian New Guinea List of paleocontinentsNotes Edit The present day area of Australia New Guinea and Tasmania is approximately 8 500 000 square kilometres 3 300 000 sq mi 1 References EditCitations Edit a b c d e White amp O Connell 1982 p 6 a b O Connor amp Hiscock 2018 p 26 a b Groves 1996 p 83 Oliver 1961 p 5 a b Ballard 1993 p 20 O Connell Allen amp Hawkes 2010 p 57 a b Kennett Chopping amp Blewett 2018 p 4 a b White amp O Connell 1982 p 12 O Connell Allen amp Hawkes 2010 pp 57 58 Bibliography Edit Ballard Chris 1993 Stimulating minds to fantasy A critical etymology for Sahul In Smith M A Spriggs M Fankhouser B eds Sahul in review Pleistocene archaeology in Australia New Guinea and island Melanesia PDF Canberra Australian National University pp 17 23 ISBN 0 7315 1540 4 Groves Colin P 1996 Hovering on the brink nearly but not quite getting to Australia In Rousham Emily Freedman Leonard eds Perspectives in human biology volume 2 humans in the Australasian region Singapore World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd pp 83 87 ISBN 981 02 3023 0 ISSN 1038 5762 Kennett B L N Chopping R Blewett R 2018 The Australian continent a geophysical synthesis Canberra Australian National University Press ISBN 9781760462475 O Connell James F Allen Jim Hawkes Kristen 2010 Pleistocene Sahul and the origins of seafaring In Anderson Athol Barrett James H Boyle Katherine V eds The global origins and development of seafaring Cambridge MacDonald Institute for Archeological Research pp 57 68 ISBN 978 1 902937 52 6 O Connor Sue Hiscock Peter 2018 The people of Sahul and near Oceania In Cochrane Ethan E Hunt Terry L eds The Oxford Handbook of Prehistoric Oceania New York Oxford University Press pp 26 45 ISBN 978 0 19 992507 0 Oliver Douglas L 1961 The Pacific Islands New York The American Museum of Natural History Thomas Nicholas June 2021 From Sunda to Sahul the first crossings and early settlement of the Pacific Natural History Research Triangle Park Natural History Magazine Inc ISSN 0028 0712 Retrieved 7 January 2022 White J Peter O Connell James F 1982 A prehistory of Australia New Guinea and Sahul Sydney Academic Press Australia ISBN 0 12 746750 5 This palaeogeography article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This geology article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sahul amp oldid 1145843028, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
