What im fascinated by are the older source maps used by Renaissance era navigators to make their own maps that showed significantly lower global water levels.
Yeah, came here to say that picture was absolutely ridiculous π itβs also maybe a stretch to call it another island when itβs really more of a Beringia situation.
Iβm inclined to respect extrapolations from real archaeological evidence allowing the population range theyβre claiming. But this article using that picture would definitely have the real scientists involved tearing their hair outβ¦
Check this out:
https://phys.org/news/2023-12-ancient-sahul-submerged-landscapes-reveal.html
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Gonna check this out