Its cultural significance for Aboriginal people cannot be overstated. It is a sacred site, and burial ground and many significant archaeological remains have been recovered due to Mungo's favourable conditions for the preservation of the archaeological record.
Its cultural significance for Aboriginal people cannot be overstated. It is a sacred site, and burial ground and many significant archaeological remains have been recovered due to Mungo's favourable conditions for the preservation of the archaeological record.
Lake Mungo is important for three reasons: It has "one of the longest continual records of Aboriginal life in Australia" having been occupied for over 50,000 years; the skeletons found in the sands of the lunette are the "oldest known fully modern humans outside Africa"; and the skeleton of Mungo Woman (or Mungo I as she is officially known), has been radiocarbon dated to around 40,000 years ago and "has provided the oldest...
Its cultural significance for Aboriginal people cannot be overstated. It is a
sacred site, and burial ground and many significant archaeological remains have been recovered due to Mungo's favourable conditions for the preservation of the archaeological record.
The Lake Mungo site is not only of great archaeological significance but it also provides important spiritual and cultural links for its traditional owners—the Paakantji, Ngiampaa, and Mutthi Mutthi people—to their ancestors.
Lake Mungo is a
symbol of Indigenous Australia, representing the timeless and ongoing relationship the nation’s First Peoples have with this island continent. It exemplifies the concept of “Deep-time Dreaming” and what it means for Traditional Owners and their continuing custodianship of Country in the twenty-first century.Lake Mungo is a critically important site for ancient and modern
Australian history. It is part of the Willandra Lakes World Heritage area and home to highly significant archaeological finds that have enabled scientists to date Aboriginal occupation in the region back to over 42,000 years ago.
Aspect of history
The history of New South Wales refers to the history of the Australian state of New South Wales and the area's preceding Indigenous and British colonial societies.
The Mungo Lake remains indicate occupation of parts of the New South Wales area by Indigenous Australians for at least 40,000 years.
The British navigator James Cook became the first European to map the coast in 1770 and a First Fleet of British convicts followed to establish a penal colony at Sydney in 1788.
Prehistoric human remains found in Australia
The Lake Mungo remains are three prominent sets of human remains that are possibly Aboriginal Australian: Lake Mungo 1, Lake Mungo 3, and Lake Mungo 2 (LM2).
Lake Mungo is in New South Wales, Australia, specifically the World Heritage listed Willandra Lakes Region.
