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This is impossible to answer on many counts.
First, the stories were not invented, but grew over many tens of thousands of years as the people adapted and conformed to their continent.
Second. Aboriginal people have an oral, not written, tradition, so we can't point to written references as we can with some ancient, but younger cultures such as China.
Third. The Dreamtime (it should always have a capital D) stories exist on several levels. One level is secret and sacred. It regulate the law, including the way the country is sung, and is not fully divulged to anyone without the power and knowledge to cope with the secrets involved.
Another level is the parts of the stories that are told to children and the non-initiated. The stories explain why animals behave as they do and contain moral lessons essential to survival of both the individual and society.
Perhaps a disappointing answer, but it answers the question if a little briefly.
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Aboriginal Dreamtime art first started thousands of years ago!
Approx: 40,000 years ago!
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What was dreamtime in aboriginal mythology?
dreamtime is when they tell bedtime stories
What are the dreamtime stories about?
The Aboriginal Dreamtime stories told of the time of Creation, when animals became what they are today and landscapes took on their current form.
What were the important dreamtime stories?
A:The most important Aboriginal dreamtime stories can never be placed on the internet because they are so sacred they can only be told to male initiates. However the stories we do know show that the dreamtime was the time of creation, and the dreamtime stories deal with where we came from and why we are here. They very much parallel the Book of Genesis, but from an aboriginal perspective.
How old are aboriginal dreamtime stories?
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What is the primary way Dreamtime stories are transmitted?
Dreamtime stories are transmitted primarily through oral tradition, but telling the story through artwork was equally important.
What is the origin of Dreamtime stories?
Dreamtime stories originated from the Australian Aborigines from as far back as 50,000-60,000 years ago. These stories explain the origins of the earth and the relationships between the land, the animals and the people.
What were the main purposes Dreamtime stories served?
The main purpose of the aboriginal dreamtime stories was to explain how particular land features came to be created, and how the animals came to be. The Dreamtime stories were the Aborigines' stories of creation. They embodied the very essence of Australian aboriginal belief about creation and their own spiritual and physical nature.
Do different aboriginal tribes have different dreamtime stories?
Yes
What is the collective term for mythical stories of the Australian aborigines?
The "Dreamtime".
Aboriginal stories fables about wombats dreamtime?
wombat dreaming
What was the huge serpent in aboriginal dreamtime stories?
This was the Rainbow Serpent.
Are dreamtime story's true?
No they are fake, But to aboriginal people they are important Don't go down the road saying "Dreamtime Stories are fake"
