Lake Mungo archaeological sequence (c. 50,000–10,000 BP)

1. Earliest known occupation evidence at Willandra

   Jan 1, 58000 BCELabels: Willandra Lakes, Late Pleistocene, Aboriginal occupation

   • UNESCO
   • Nature

2. Human activity during "mega-lake" phases

   Jan 1, 50000 BCELabels: Lake Mungo, Mega-lake phases, Shoreline occupation

   • DCCEEW
   • Nature

3. Pigment transport to lakeshores documented

   Jan 1, 42000 BCELabels: Pigment transport, Willandra synthesis, Symbolic behavior

   • UNESCO

4. Ritual cremation of Mungo Lady (LM1)

   Jan 1, 40000 BCELabels: Mungo Lady, Ritual cremation, Lake Mungo

   • UNESCO
   • DCCEEW

5. Ochred burial of Mungo Man (LM3)

   Jan 1, 40000 BCELabels: Mungo Man, Ochre burial, Mortuary practice

   • DCCEEW
   • ABC

6. Late Pleistocene fossil trackways formed

   Jan 1, 23000 BCELabels: Fossil trackways, Willandra Lakes, Late Pleistocene

   • J Hum Evol
   • UNESCO

7. Willandra lakes cease functioning as lake ecosystems

   Jan 1, 18500 BCELabels: Willandra lakes, Ecosystem change, UNESCO assessment

   • UNESCO

8. Evidence of grindstone plant-processing before 18,000 BP

   Jan 1, 18000 BCELabels: Grindstones, Plant processing, Willandra evidence

   • UNESCO

9. Postglacial occupation continues into the Holocene

   Jan 1, 10000 BCELabels: Holocene occupation, Upper sediments, Continued use

   • DCCEEW

10. Mungo Lady remains discovered by Jim Bowler

    Jul 15, 1968Labels: Jim Bowler, Mungo Lady, Discovery 1968

    • Smithsonian
    • DCCEEW

11. First major scientific report on LM1 published

    Jun 1, 1970Labels: Bowler et, LM1 report, Scientific publication

    • PubMed

12. Mungo Man discovered at Lake Mungo

    Feb 26, 1974Labels: Mungo Man, Jim Bowler, 1974 discovery

    • ABC

13. Willandra Lakes Region inscribed as World Heritage

    Jan 1, 1981Labels: Willandra Lakes, World Heritage, UNESCO inscription

    • UNESCO
    • DCCEEW

14. Willandra World Heritage boundary modified

    Jan 1, 1995Labels: World Heritage, Willandra modification, 1995 revision

    • DCCEEW
    • NSW Env

15. Fossil footprint discoveries reported in the Willandra region

    Jan 1, 2003Labels: Fossil footprints, Willandra discoveries, Trackway expansion

    • UNESCO
    • J Hum Evol

16. Lake Mungo chronology re-assessed in Nature study

    Feb 20, 2003Labels: Nature study, Chronology reassessment, Lake Mungo

    • Nature