Mungo River Timeline

By whosandre
  • 44,799 BCE

    Lake Mungo had water

    40,000 years before present, the lake was full with fishes and bird life. Today the dry heritage consists of artifacts, burial sites and remains of those living organisms. There are also evidences that the Aboriginal people lived along the shores of the lake. They were also among those first men who grinded seeds for flour.
  • 22,977 BCE

    Lake Mungo Shaping

    Sand and Clay blew across the lake, forming it's unique shape of a semi sand dune.
  • 16,977 BCE

    Lake Mungo water starts drying.

    The water in Lake Mungo begins drying out due to an uneven flow of water + a higher ratio of rocks and sand than water itself.

  • Lake Mungo Currently

    Lake Mungo is now a site for archeological testing and has small dry plants growing from it's bed.