The First Inventors: Investigating Ancient Australia
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The First Inventors: Investigating Ancient Australia

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What does it take to become the world's longest surviving culture? In this innovative history documentary, actor Rob Collins leads a team of First Nations investigators uncovering over 65,000 years of invention in what is now Australia. How did people navigate extraordinary distances, how were whole societies organized and could these ancient cultures help determine the future of all Australians?
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    47 Min.
    TV-PG
    Could you survive in Australia 65,000 years ago? From engineering volcanic landscapes into fish farms to mastering deadly fire, this fascinating history documentary investigates the unique survival inventions that helped the First Nations people thrive. It’s an extraordinary story of knowledge, resilience, and adventure.
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    TV-PG
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  3. S1 F3A Connected Society

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    TV-PG
    The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples built and developed vast communication networks, trade superhighways, and sophisticated kinship systems. In this insightful history documentary, actor Rob Collins looks at how First Nations people built an extraordinarily connected society on the enormous and often inhospitable continent of Australia.
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  4. S1 F4Navigating the Future

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    44 Min.
    TV-PG
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