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    Quote Originally Posted by DiscoMick View Post
    What do the traditional owners of the land where he was found think?

    FWIK, they're not entirely happy with the way that the uni anthropologists have handled the discoveries.

    If you've ever been to Lake Mungo you will have seen that you need to envision in a far different era from the present, a time when it had a wetter climate, the lakes were fresh water and teeming with fish and birds were in abundance - it seems like it was a veritable supermarket for the people who had evolved with the land.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 87County View Post
    Very definitely the respecting and learning about the first inhabitants and from their descendants bring both cultural and practical benefits to all people.

    What possible benefits (tangible or otherwise) can yet another memorial to Cook bring?
    how exactly is it going to be cultural and practical benefits to all people?
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    They have a whole National Park dedicated to Mungo man - that is pretty good recognition.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Eevo View Post
    how exactly is it going to be cultural and practical benefits to all people?
    Could you not say that about any museum, art gallery or even the war memorial. It helps us reflect on our past and to better understand our history and past culture. I understand that its not for everyone but then who hasn’t visited the war memorial. I have visited Mungo Lake and I thought it was amazing - the evidence showed that the aboriginals at that time were over 6’ tall and could sprint as fast as the current 100m world record. Nice camp ground there too - well worth a few days.

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    Quote Originally Posted by garrycol View Post
    They have a whole National Park dedicated to Mungo man - that is pretty good recognition.
    I think it's the other way around. I don't think they put mungo man on exhibition. Didn't when I took my boys out there about eight years ago. I got the impression they didn't much like us being there.

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    I’m pretty sure the dinosaurs died out when they stopped gathering food and started having meetings to discuss gathering food

    A bookshop is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marty90 View Post
    I think it's the other way around. I don't think they put mungo man on exhibition. Didn't when I took my boys out there about eight years ago. I got the impression they didn't much like us being there.

    This could explain about the remains.

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    I’m pretty sure the dinosaurs died out when they stopped gathering food and started having meetings to discuss gathering food

    A bookshop is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking

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    I’m pretty sure the dinosaurs died out when they stopped gathering food and started having meetings to discuss gathering food

    A bookshop is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking

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    I have been there, and I had a lengthy period of interaction with the three Aboriginal guides that were "interacting" with us,....REALLY INTERESTING & DOWN TO EARTH people.
    We spoke about "The Mungo Man" but they didn't place any particular accent on him, because there was so much more Aboriginal Culture to be spoken about & absorbed there.
    A couple of things I do remember, we were walking about, and one of the guides pointed out a "black" patch in the sand, which he said was the remains of an Aboriginal "Fireplace". He said to us "You guys have McDonalds, we also had our food on the run, & would cook it on a fire when we wanted to eat, the remains of which you are seeing". There are lots of things I could say about these guys, but one other I will relate, we went on the "Sunset Tour",..roadside afternoon tea provided on the way, and when we got to Mungo there was champagne. On the way back, there was a bottle left over, which these guys gave to Wifey & Me, & which we very much enjoyed on the coach back to Mildura.
    If ya're in Mildura, & ya haven't been to Mungo, ya DEFINITELY need to go, and the only people to go with is the Aboriginal staffed Harry Nanya Tours. These guys really know their stuff.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 87County View Post
    Very definitely the respecting and learning about the first inhabitants and from their descendants bring both cultural and practical benefits to all people.

    What possible benefits (tangible or otherwise) can yet another memorial to Cook bring?
    FFS Mungo man would have leada pretty insignificant life and his only claim to fame is his are the oldest bones found so far Cook however lead a rather significant life.
    IF Mungo mans descendants feel that he needs a memorial/monument let them them pay for it themselves.
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