North Adelaide and indeed the whole of Australia is a hub of world history. Today Archaeologists and historians employ pain staking efforts, researches and studies to identify and trace the history of man, mammals and other creatures. These studies are fuelled and encouraged by the once-in-a-while discovery of fossils, skeletons and remains of creatures believed to have existed several years ago. With these discoveries is the infallible proof that there surely were creatures living in our world thousands or millions of years before we came.
Where can one find fossils or ancient remains? Well, if we all knew then the whole world would surely congregate there to find some more. However in the recent past, several of them have been found in Australia and more specifically in the Northern Adelaide. These findings are accidental most of the time. Annually people come to these regions on vacations and camping; while in their tours or during their stay they could stumble onto these amazing objects which at first they might not recognize.
One wouldn't expect to find fossils to be littered all over Northern Adelaide and if they had that would be several years ago and human and animals would have moved them or maybe weather, movement of earth materials etc but in more recent times, locations where people troop more often have seen the accidental findings of these fossils. People come to the Flinders Ranges which is a conglomerate of mountain peaks and the Coober Pedy for vacations and holidays and accidentally jam these ancient objects.
Locating fossils have not been helped by the mining in most parts of Australia. Fossils can be found in Opal mines and in the past they were easily located as the mining was done through crude means. Today mechanisation has ensured that even before these fossils are located, they are destroyed. With the crude means of diggers and shovels, one can hit an object and take time to dig around it but in recent times, fossils are crushed into several pieces even before being spotted.
Gum trees in their numbers abound in Adelaide because of the favourableness of the climate and geology. Gum trees like the Eucalyptus which boasts of numerous health and living uses do well here. This tree has several hundred species which though are lacking in other regions abound here. This has only been helped by the unique nature of this region. Medical practitioners and beauticians rely on the Eucalyptus oil for handling various ailments and are grateful that this environment favours this growth of this tree.
Northern Adelaide stands out as a magical region and a hub for visitors all over the world and this is largely due to its unique geology. Every visitor to these regions is enchanted by the amazing scenery, landscapes and untapped natural endowments and one would have seen the variable topography as a disadvantage but they have been turned into spots for vacationers' delight. Northern Adelaide is one of the sought out locations in the world today and this is largely due to her amazing geology.
Christoper Brownstone is an archeologist credited with credible and significant digs in Australia and China. He writes articles and lectures on Australian archeology and travels. This article is an excerpt from his upcoming book, Accommodation South Australia.
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