Kow Swamp (Ghow Swamp) burials
Protected Aboriginal place in northern Victoria with the largest known late-Pleistocene population of human remains in Australia.
Dated events and their evidence
- 11,000 BCE mainstream
Burials radiocarbon-dated to c. 13,000-9,300 years ago (considered minimum ages). source - 18,500 BCE disputed
2003 OSL dating suggests the cemetery was in use c. 22,000-19,000 years ago. source - 1968 CE mainstream
Alan Thorne begins excavations (1968-1972). source
Where
35.9536° S, 144.3181° E
Sources
Each event carries Aion's own evidence grade (mainstream, disputed or speculative). This page repeats what the globe shows for this place.