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Jared Diamond

Tasmanian history is a study of human isolation unprecedented except in science fiction - namely, complete isolation from other humans for 10,000 years.

Jared Diamond

Science

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Jared Diamond is saying that the people of Tasmania lived without any contact with other human groups for about 10,000 years, which is an extremely rare case of isolation in history. This level of separation is so unusual that it is almost like a story you would find in science fiction rather than real life.

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