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Re: Maori-Aus/Tas aboriginal links, NZ strange wall, Homo Sapiens-Neanderthal coexistance in OZ, Au
Suzanne Doig ()
Tue, 12 Nov 1996 16:53:48 +1200
> From Fredrik Sjoge, Sweden
> A couple of questions:
> 1) Has there been any signs that Maoris/other Polynesians visited
> Australia or Tasmania before European intervention in these parts?
> Any contact with OZ/Tas aborigines?
> 2) Vice-versa: Any signs of mainland/Tas aborigines having visited New
> Zealand pre Euro-intervention?
I have never heard any suggestion that there was contact between New
Zealand and Australia. Unlike the Pacific, the Tasman Sea is very
rough, and the prevailing wind is an easterly, making it difficult to
get from NZ to Australia.
> 3) What about this strange wall that was found in New Zealand. Is it
> natural, Maori manmade or pre-Maori manmade? Any ideas?
It is a natural volcanic formation.
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