Modern Australian

50 years since the discovery of Mungo Lady

  • Written by Jim Bowler, Professorial Fellow,School of Earth Sciences,(Geology), University of Melbourne
50 years since the discovery of Mungo LadyIt's been 50 years since the find of burnt bones in ancient soil, eroded from deep in shoreline dune in NSW.Jim Bowler, Author provided

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It was a discovery that changed the way we think of human habitation in...