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Mungo Lady and Mungo Man

Who was Mungo Man?

Who was Mungo Lady?

About 42,000 years ago, Mungo Lady lived around the shores of Lake Mungo. When Mungo Lady died, her family mourned for her. Her body was cremated, the remaining bones were crushed, burned again and then buried in the growing lunette

About 42,000 years ago, Mungo Man lived around the shores of Lake Mungo with his family. Mungo Man cared for his Country. He kept the land strong and his culture alive. He grew into a man nearly 170cm in height. He had arthritis on his right elbow so it was hard for him to turn his hand or arm. Mungo man died around the age of 50 and was buried in the lunette with his hands on his lap.

Mungo Lady and Mungo Man Remains

How Mungo Man was found?

Who was Mungo Lady?

About 42,000 years ago, Mungo Lady lived around the shores of Lake Mungo. When Mungo Lady died, her family mourned for her. Her body was cremated, the remaining bones were crushed, burned again and then buried in the growing lunette

In 1974 geologist Jim Bowler was riding his motor bike around the Lake Mungo lunette, continuing his studies. He spotted something he hadn't seen before - the gleam of a white object poking out of the soil. When he looked closer he realised it was a human skeleton. It revealed the almost complete skeleton of an adult male, now named Mungo Man.

The remains of Mungo Man

Mungo Lady's Cranium

How Mungo Lady was found?

In 1968 Jim Bowler thought he saw burnt bones and decided to bring in some archaeologists. A year later John Mulvaney and Rhys Jones examined the bones and turned over an unmistakable human jaw. The archaeologists collected the bones in a leather suitcase and took them back to the Australian National University. They found it to be a human female now known as Mungo Lady

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