Mungo Man: 42,000-year-old Aboriginal remains to be reburied [View all]
The remains of 108 Aboriginal people who died about 42,000 years ago will be reburied in outback Australia, years after they were first dug up without permission.
These include the remains of Mungo Man, which was famously discovered in 1974 and helped rewrite Australia's history.
The decision comes after the federal government finalised a four-year-long formal assessment about the reburial.
But some indigenous groups claim they were not consulted in this process.
Between 1960 and 1980, there were a flurry of archaeological finds. During this time, researchers found the remains of 108 Aboriginal individuals in Lake Mungo and Willandra Lakes, part of the Willandra world heritage area about 750km (470 miles) west of Sydney, including the remains of an aboriginal man that was dubbed Mungo Man.
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