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The Willandra Lakes fossils made the region a World Heritage Site

But now our evolutionary heritage is being reburied by the government, against the protests of UNESCO, archaeologists and some Aboriginal groups

Please sign the petition to stop this destruction (link below)

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150+ fossils from Willandra Lakes, Australia are in danger of being reburied. The oldest and most famous (WLH 3 aka Mungo Man) has already been destroyed

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As Michael says this is one of the most important collections of ancient human fossils anywhere in the world

Have recently been informed that Jason Kelly from the mutthi mutthi is opposing the federal governments decision to rebury the largest series of Pleistocene aged fossils of modern humans outside of Africa from Willandra lakes, he fights for a keeping place

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The practice of destroying Australia’s human fossils began in the late 1960’s. The stated reasons are usually religious but many Aboriginal corporations are also politically motivated. Any evidence that could undermine land rights are seen as threatening