Where is the Kow Swamp archaeological site located?
Q: Where is the Kow Swamp archaeological site located?
A: The Kow Swamp archaeological site is located on the eastern side of Kow Swamp in northern Victoria.
Q: What has been found in the Kow Swamp archaeological site?
A: A number of Pleistocene burials have been found in a sand dune, known as a lunette.
Q: Who dug up the skeletons at the Kow Swamp archaeological site?
A: Archaeologist Alan Thorne dug up the skeletons of more than 22 people between 1968 and 1972.
Q: What did the discovery of human remains at the Kow Swamp archaeological site include?
A: The discovery of human remains included skulls which appeared to be 'pre-sapiens', that is, earlier than modern man.
Q: Did later studies confirm that the skulls found at the Kow Swamp archaeological site were 'pre-sapiens'?
A: No, later studies did not confirm that the skulls found at the Kow Swamp archaeological site were 'pre-sapiens'.
Q: What was the time period of the burials found at the Kow Swamp archaeological site?
A: The burials found at the Kow Swamp archaeological site were from the Pleistocene period.
Q: What is a lunette?
A: A lunette is a sand dune.
