65,000 Years of Bibbullmun History
Interactive timeline from Deep Time to contemporary legal sovereignty
First Human Occupation
65000 BP (Deep Time)
Earliest evidence of human occupation in South West Australia.
Yanchep Cave Occupation
45000 BP (Deep Time)
Continuous occupation of Yanchep Cave with stone and bone tools.
Post-Glacial Adaptation
10000 BP (Holocene)
Adaptation to rising sea levels and changing coastline.
Swan River Colony Established
1829 CE (Contact)
British arrival at Swan River (Perth).
Pinjarra Massacre
1834 CE (Conflict)
Massacre of Bibbullmun people at Pinjarra.
Mabo High Court Decision
1992 CE (Legal)
High Court of Australia recognises native title.
Bibbullmun.com.au Launched
2026 CE (Contemporary)
Comprehensive scholarly repository on Bibbullmun people.