Where Should Mungo Man And Mungo Lady's Remains Go?
Why should the remains of Mungo Man and Mungo Lady stay where they already are?
“What you see is what you learn.” The quote relates to why the Mungo man and lady remains must stay at the Mungo National Park Exhibit Center (MNPEC) and at the Australia National University ((ANU). They have kept the cremated remains of the 42,000-year-old Mungo Lady at the ANU, ever since 1969, then in 1992 she was brought to MNPEC while the remains of Mungo Man was kept at ANU from 1974 until now. Scientists are still examining the 43 000-year-old skeleton.
The skeletons of Mungo Lady and man should be kept for everyone to see and for scientists to further study. From these artifacts, children can learn history, about the earliest people in Australia. The skeletons of these prehistoric people are important for researchers to be able to know their age, cultural and religious practices, food, shelter and livelihood in the early years and how life started at Lake Mungo. The museum caretakers will also ensure that the artifacts are secure and can only be accessed by scientists and Elders of the Aboriginal people in the area. If the archeologists who found the artefacts have left the skeletons in Lake Mungo, these would now have been washed away and destroyed by the strong winds and rain in the area. A part of Australian history have been swept away. Thus, it is important to help save the informational and beautiful captivity of the artifacts for years to come. The remains of Mungo man and Mungo lady will always be important evidence for younger historians, giving them a glimpse of what could have happened at the early age of human existence in Australia.
