Resource: Lake Mungo Archaeology

Description

One of the oldest sites in Australia, Lake Mungo provides a good case study of the range of issues surrounding Aboriginal archaeology in Australia. Some of the issues also relate to a discussion of dating methods. Advances in dating accuracy have transformed and deepened the understanding of Lake Mungo’s role in Australian archaeology in recent decades.

This resource is a chapter in our Archaeology Textbook (for Senior Secondary, Ancient History)