CLEP Social Sciences

Answer - C - Australia is home to the people that are considered to be the earth’s oldest surviving ethnic group.

Key Takeaway: Indigenous Australians, or Aborigines, are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands, and these peoples’ descendants. The earliest definite human remains found in Australia to date are that of the “Mungo Man,” which have been dated at about 40,000 years old. The time of arrival of the ancestors of Indigenous Australians is a matter of debate among researchers, some of whom estimate Aborigine arrival as high as 125,000 years ago.