Mungo Man
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Mungo Man is the name given to the ancient human remains discovered at Lake Mungo in Australia, which are among the oldest known in the country and crucial to understanding Aboriginal history and early human occupation of the continent.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aboriginal Australian ancestor
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ancient human remains ⓘ archaeological find ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | LM3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aboriginal Australians
NERFINISHED
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Lake Mungo archaeological site NERFINISHED ⓘ Pleistocene epoch ⓘ |
| burialPractice |
body sprinkled with red ochre
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carefully arranged burial ⓘ |
| burialType | ritual burial ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | Late Pleistocene Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificanceFor |
Aboriginal communities of the Willandra Lakes region
NERFINISHED
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Mutthi Mutthi people NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngiyampaa people NERFINISHED ⓘ Paakantji people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredAt | Lake Mungo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Jim Bowler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | Willandra Lakes region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| estimatedAge | about 40,000–42,000 years old ⓘ |
| evidenceFor |
early complex mortuary practices in Australia
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long-term Aboriginal connection to Lake Mungo region ⓘ symbolic behavior in early Aboriginal societies ⓘ |
| heritageStatusContext | Willandra Lakes Region UNESCO World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Mungo National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Mungo Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Willandra Lakes Region World Heritage Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previouslyHeldBy |
Australian National University
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Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | southeastern Australia ⓘ |
| relatedFind | Mungo Lady NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repatriationYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| returnedTo | Willandra Lakes region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sex | male ⓘ |
| significance |
among the oldest known human remains in Australia
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crucial to understanding Aboriginal history ⓘ evidence for early modern humans in Sahul ⓘ important for understanding early human occupation of Australia ⓘ |
| state | New South Wales ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
archaeological research
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heritage and repatriation debates ⓘ paleoanthropological research ⓘ |
| usedIn |
debates on timing of human arrival in Australia
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research on early modern human morphology ⓘ studies of human migration into Australia ⓘ |
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