c. 6,000 years ago
The harbour reaches its present shape. Post-glacial sea level rise drowns a river valley, creating Port Jackson. Coastal middens from this period onwards record the diet of the Eora.
The harbour reaches its present shape. Post-glacial sea level rise drowns a river valley, creating Port Jackson. Coastal middens from this period onwards record the diet of the Eora.
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