How far back does evidence of Aboriginal occupation in the Australian Capital Territory date?

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Evidence of Aboriginal occupation in the Australian Capital Territory dates back approximately 21,000 years. At the time of European settlement, the Ngunnawal people were the primary indigenous group in the region, and they traditionally traveled to the territory's mountains each year during late spring to gather and feast on bogong moths.1