What are the oldest ethnic groups that still exist?

[jsorense]

Australian Aborigines = 40,000 ybp

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

The Andamanese peoples. At an estimated 60,000 years, they make the Australian Aborigines look like brash newcomers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andamanese_people

Of the Andamanese groups, the Sentineli are particularly badass. It's impossible to test them, because they try to kill any outsiders coming near them-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentinelese_people

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

Nearly as old as this thread, in fact.

[Alexander's Horse]

bloody fascinating, that Wiki entry about the Sentinelese.

The Tasmanian aborigines are older than the rest, the remnant of a much earlier migration. The date keep being pushed back, but logically the original people came from the north so those in the Andamans could well be older.

[Rebe]

The Chinese calendar was introduced in 2637 BCE which makes the current year 4652. So, 4500 years would seem to be an underestimate.

i was not able to find more accurate source

[Sava]

old ethnic groups don't exist

ancient chinese aren't modern chinese

ancient jews aren't modern jews

etc