{"product_id":"out-of-australia-by-evan-strong-9781571747815","title":"Out of Australia","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn their startling new book, \u003cem\u003eOut of Australia\u003c\/em\u003e, Steven and Evan Strong challenge the \"out-of-Africa\" theory. Based on a fresh examination of both DNA and archaeological evidence, they conclude that modern humans originated from Australia, not Africa. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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 practised brain surgery, invented the first hand tools, and had knowledge of penicillin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book brings together 30 years of intensive research in consultation with elders in the original Australian community. Among their conclusions are the following:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThere is evidence that humans existed in Australia 40,000 years before they existed in Africa.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThere were migrations of original Australians in large boats throughout the Indian\/Pacific rim.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThree distinct kinds of Homo sapiens are found in Australia.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThere is evidence from the Americas that debunks the out-of-Africa theory.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe spiritual influence of the Aborigines is reflected in the religions of the world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47536875831532,"sku":"9781571747815","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/5d87ca9c7088dfc39032454f227a1810.jpg?v=1776903859","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/out-of-australia-by-evan-strong-9781571747815","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}