Age and Time
How do aboriginal people perceive time?
Cyclical
Which dating method is the most accurate for finding out the age of things that were once living?
Radiocarbon dating
Approximately how many individual prints were found in the Willandra Lakes region?
around 500-700
What is the return of ancestral remains to their homeland called?
Repatriation
The preserved remains of plant, animal or humans, or impressions of organisms from the past, which provide insight into ancient life forms.
Fossil
How old are the remains of Mungo Man and Mungo Lady estimated to be?
around 42,000 years old.
Dendrochronology is best used to study what?
Wood or trees (tree rings)
How old are the Mungo footprints estimated to be?
20,000 years
What is the study of past societies through remains called?
Archaeology
Land, water, skies, spirituality, culture and identity is what aboriginal people refer to as _________?
Country
How long ago did the lakes in Willandra dry up?
14,000 years ago
What was the most significant aspect of Mungo Lady's burial?
Evidence of the world's first cremation
A 15cm thick layer of fine sand that is soft when wet but sets like concrete when dry.
Clay pan
What word describes the original custodians of the land?
Traditional Owners
Which dreamtime story teaches children about the dangers of greed and selfishness and encourages sharing resources with the community?
Tiddalick the Frog
What epoch lasted from about 2.6 million to 11,700 years ago?
Pleistocene Epoch
A fine dust, usually red, yellow or brown, that is used for body decoration.
Ochre
What did the longer distance between prints and deeper imprint on the balls of the feet indicate on some of the tracks?
running fast, or chasing/hunting
What is the name of a type of evidence that was made during the time period that is being studied
Primary Source
Tracks or pathways that connect stories, places and knowledge across Country is better known as?
Songlines
In what year did Jim Bowler discover Mungo Lady?
1968
What archaeological deposit contains shells and food waste?
Midden
Trackers from which tribe worked with scientists to interpret the trackway prints?
Pintubi
An object made or modified by humans, typically discovered in archaeological digs, which provides insights into past cultures and societies.
Artefact
Which dreamtime story describes a powerful creator being who travelled across the land, shaping mountains, rivers and valleys?
Rainbow Serpent