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T霉sanaich Astr脿ilia

S霉il aotrom air eachdraidh: an-diugh, cultar is innleachdan T霉sanaich Astr脿ilia. A look at the historic civilisation and inventions of Indigenous Australians.

Siubhail gu d霉thaich sluagh t霉sanach Astr脿ilia cuide ri Calum, Kerry Anne agus na Sealgairean Sp貌rsail. San t-sreath tha fiosrachadh annasach, be貌-dhealbhaidhean is clann a' rannsachadh buaidh innleachdan bho shean air ar saoghal an-diugh. Cha robh m貌ran uisge ri 貌l am meadhan Astr脿ilia is dh'fheumadh T霉sanaich d貌ighean innleachdach a chleachdadh airson a lorg. An d猫idh fras, sgr霉dadh iad craobhan is planntraisean, fon talamh - 脿ite sam bith a ghlacadh uisge. An-diugh tha na Sealgairean Sp貌rsail a' cleachdadh e貌las nan T霉sanach son uisge a lorg nan g脿rradh, is a' d猫anamh spong fe貌ir gus nach c脿il iad boinneag. An 脿ite aibidil bha T霉sanaich a' cleachdadh shamhlaidhean son fiosan a chur. An t猫id aig na Sealgairean air conaltradh tro dhotagan air am peantadh air r霉sg craoibhe? San sti霉idio ch矛 sinn ionnsramaidean traidiseanta leithid an didgeridoo a bh' air an cleachdadh c貌mhla ri seinn is dannsa ann am beul-aithris.

Explore one of the oldest living civilisations - the Australian Aboriginal people - as Calum, Kerry Anne and the History Hunters continue to bring history to life with fun facts, animations and experiments.

Aboriginal people had clever ways of finding drinking water in a climate without much rain. After a downpour, they searched trees, plants and underground for places where water collected. Today, our History Hunters investigate how to find water in their garden without a tap, and make a homemade grass sponge to save every drop.

With no alphabet or written words, Indigenous Australians used symbols to communicate. Can the History Hunters follow their lead with sand picture messages and dot paintings on bark? Meanwhile, Calum and Kerry Anne look at traditional instruments like the didgeridoo, clap sticks and leaves, which Aboriginal people used alongside singing and dancing to tell stories of their ancestors.

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