Message from Mungo: documentary unearths story 42,000 years old – video

In 1968, eroding dunes at Lake Mungo in New South Wales exposed human remains of a woman thought to have lived 42,000 years ago. For the Aboriginal people of the area, Mungo Lady's unearthing was the beginning of a long battle that is still far from over, as explored in the documentary Message from Mungo, made over eight years and screening on Tuesday, 18 August on NITV

Message from Mungo: mother of all battles to bring Aboriginal ancestors home