ACHASSK170

The nature of the sources for ancient Australia and what they reveal about Australia's past in the ancient period, such as the use of resources

Elaborations

• • investigating the discovery of Mungo Woman in 1969 and the use of radiocarbon dating to draw conclusions about the longevity of human occupation at Lake Mungo

  (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking)

• • generating a range of questions to investigate a source (for example, a shell midden in ancient Australia - where it was found, how long it was used for, what it reveals about technology and the use of environmental resources)

  (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Ethical Understanding)

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