Mungo Man Research Paper

The trade of goods through barter and exchange meant that important social and economic transactions occurred between groups of Aboriginal people. Through the trade of goods such as shells, ochre, tools, and weapons, they obtained objects that would not be available in their own environments. For example: An Indigenous Australian tribe living in Central Australia where there is limited water supply, might not be able to gather shells, so they would trade with other tribes to acquire some. Trades and exchanges took place during certain times of the year. In 1974, the grave of Mungo Man was discovered at Lake Mungo. He is the oldest known example of an ochre burial, where the body is sprinkled in ochre before it is buried. The ochre that Mungo