Whats the difference between mainland and tasmanian aboriginals?

Question

besides the obvious that they lived in diffent places

Answer 1

The Tasmanian peoples tended no to use clothing instead protecting themselves from the weather by applying a thick layer of rendered fat

Answer 2

Tasmania was separated from the mainland of Australia for 10,000 years. I don't know whether that would be long enough to see any difference between the two populations.

I have seen suggestions that the Tasmaian lot were on the decline anyway perhaps due to size of the gene pool?

If they weren't in a bad way before the white man got there they certainly were after, the last full blood Tasmaian Aboriginal died in 1876.

Answer 3

Are you serious?

Aboriginals situated in Tasmania were masacred into non-existance in our early history...

Answer 4

There is a minor DNA divergence noted in the scientific papers, however there are no longer any Tasmanian "full blood" aborigines anymore. Plenty of mixed decent part aboriginals, and I suppose that is the main difference between the mainland and Tasmania.

Answer 5

There are people living in Tasmania today who have links to the aboriginal people of pre-colonisation days. It is not true to say that they have died out.

Answer 6

Tasmanian Aboriginals were more warrior like similar to the Maoris and mainland ones were nomadic.

Answer 7

They were smaller and had a lighter skin.