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'Lake Mungo is an ancient Pleistocene lake-bed in south-western New South Wales, and is one of the world’s richest archaeological sites. Message from Mungo focuses on the interface over the last 40 years between the scientists on one hand, and, on the other, the Indigenous communities who identify with the land and with the human remains revealed at the site. This interface has often been deeply troubled and contentious, but within the conflict and its gradual resolution lies a moving story of the progressive empowerment of the traditional custodians of the area.' (Source: Publishers website)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Message from Mungo : Review
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Aboriginal History , December vol. 39 no. 2015; (p. 295-298)
— Review of Message from Mungo 2014 single work film/TV -
Message from Mungo
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Historical Studies , vol. 46 no. 2 2015; (p. 308-310)
— Review of Message from Mungo 2014 single work film/TV'The human remains that were discovered at Lake Mungo in the late 1960s
revolutionised our knowledge of human history. Believed to be approximately
40,000 years old, the remains of the individual now referred to as‘Mungo Lady’
revealed the antiquity of human occupation on the Australian continent...'
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How They Brought Lady Mungo Home
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Land Rights News , November vol. 4 no. 2 2014; (p. 29)
— Review of Message from Mungo 2014 single work film/TV 'The skeleton of a young woman discovered at ancient dry Lake Mungo helped to prove what is now an accepted fact: Aboriginal people have looked after this land for at least 40,000 years...' -
This Is How It Was
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Inside Story , October 2014;
— Review of Message from Mungo 2014 single work film/TV
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Message from Mungo
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Historical Studies , vol. 46 no. 2 2015; (p. 308-310)
— Review of Message from Mungo 2014 single work film/TV'The human remains that were discovered at Lake Mungo in the late 1960s
revolutionised our knowledge of human history. Believed to be approximately
40,000 years old, the remains of the individual now referred to as‘Mungo Lady’
revealed the antiquity of human occupation on the Australian continent...'
-
How They Brought Lady Mungo Home
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Land Rights News , November vol. 4 no. 2 2014; (p. 29)
— Review of Message from Mungo 2014 single work film/TV 'The skeleton of a young woman discovered at ancient dry Lake Mungo helped to prove what is now an accepted fact: Aboriginal people have looked after this land for at least 40,000 years...' -
Message from Mungo : Review
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Aboriginal History , December vol. 39 no. 2015; (p. 295-298)
— Review of Message from Mungo 2014 single work film/TV -
This Is How It Was
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Inside Story , October 2014;
— Review of Message from Mungo 2014 single work film/TV
Awards
- 2014 finalist ATOM Awards Australian Teachers of Media Awards — Best Documentary (History)
- Lake Mungo, Balranald - Hay area, Far South West NSW, New South Wales,
