Australian Aboriginal Trade Routes

Timeline

1. c. 1061–1065From ochre source areas in Western Australia to interior distribution zones · Western AustraliaChemical fingerprints of archaeological ochre and stone tool typology show that ochre and siliceous cores from western and central Australia were carried hundreds of kilometers to sites of ceremonial and everyday use, forming one of the main axes of long-distance overland exchange.
2. c. 1065–1070South-central interior of Australia · South-central interiorpituri tobacco was carried north and east from its producing zones in the south-central region, while coastal resources such as mother-of-pearl and shells flowed inland; exchange was often combined with initiation and alliance ceremonies, strengthening inter-group political ties.