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Explanation
Lake Mungo is a really controversial site because there have been many debates between scientist on how old the
man was. The earlier guesses are around 28,000 – 32,000 years old whereas newer methods though that the man
was alive around 62,000 years ago. In 2003 Harvey Johnston
set out with Jim Bowler to gather a panel of scientist to
settle the debate once and for all. Using multiple pieces of
evidence from many different sources, they came to a
conclusion that the Mungo Man lived approximately 40,000
– 42,000 years ago.
Proposal
I honestly believe that the authority figures, such as the government who are in charge of this place, are already
taking pretty good care of the lake. I believe it is important that people should get to visit the lake, as it is an
important part of our history, but at the same time I would never want to damage the historical site, and I respect
the aboriginal owners of the land and believe that even though it is part of our history, it is also part of theirs and
we should respect that. I just think that anyone who respects the indigenous owners, which should be everyone, of
the land should be allowed to visit and explore the site and I don’t really see any reason why they shouldn’t be
allowed to. Although, due to its indigenous heritage, I believe that the site should be protected from things like
building in that area and so on.
Bibliography
National Museum Australia
The editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica:
Invalidated site: National Museum of Australia - Lake Mungo. Gloria Lotha Aug 14, 2019
National Centre for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The Mungo Mega-Lake Event, Semi-Arid
Australia: Non-Linear Descent into the Last Ice Age, Implications for Human Behaviour. Gloria Lotha Jan 09,
2019
National Museum of Australia - Lake Mungo.Gloria Lotha Jan 09, 2019
Media added. Jeff Wallenfeldt Oct 25, 2017
New article added. Jeff Wallenfeldt Sep 06, 2017
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Healy Library University of Massachusetts Boston