People and events in ancient times

  • Earliest evidence of Aboriginal people in Australia
    50,000 BCE

    Earliest evidence of Aboriginal people in Australia

    Footprints in the sand, artefacts in ancient shelters and items such as this piece of ochre all provide evidence of Aboriginal people coming to Australia.
  • Period: 50,000 BCE to 2000 BCE

    People and events in ancient times

  • Mungo Lady and Mungo Man
    40,000 BCE

    Mungo Lady and Mungo Man

    Mungo lady is the world's oldest cremation. Mungo man and lady are very important parts to Australia's history.
  • Ötzi the Iceman
    3300 BCE

    Ötzi the Iceman

    Ötzi was supposedly buried in ice by something like an avalanche, but from later examining, archaeologists found that there was an arrowhead in Ötzi's back. The body was preserved because it was buried in ice and snow.
  • Mesopotamian Cuneiform
    3000 BCE

    Mesopotamian Cuneiform

  • Great Pyramid in Egypt
    2500 BCE

    Great Pyramid in Egypt

  • Narrabeen Man
    2000 BCE

    Narrabeen Man