Lesson 7 - Narrabeen Man

Select the correct definition for remains

• Frightful, horrible

• Pieces of bone that have been sharpened for use

• Parts that are left behind after other parts have been destroyed

• Scientific testing to work out the age of something

Select the correct definition for dated/dating

• Piece of bone that has been sharpened for use

• Scientific testing to work out the age of something

• Frightful, horrible

When was the Narrabeen man's skeleton discovered?

• January 2005

• June 2005

• April 1995

How did the scientists figure out the remains are roughly 4000 years old?

• Scientific testing

• They dated the remains

How old was the Aboriginal man found in Narrabeen?

• 20-30 years old

• 31 years old

• 30-35 years old

• 30-40 years old

How did the man die?

• Quick and painless, with one swift axe swing to the head

• Slowly and painfully, with 5 small sharp bones lodged in his spine and evidence of a serious head injury

• Slowly, due to falling down a hill

How tall was the Narrabeen Man

• 183cm

• 182cm

• 190cm

• 200cm

TRUE or FALSE - The area in which the Narrabeen man was found has not changed since he died

• True

• False

What did the land look like where the Narrabeen man was killed?

• Oceans and beaches

• Sand dunes and grass

• Coastal dunes

What was found in the Narrabeen man's stomach?

• Sheep bones

• Cow meat

• Fishbones

• Shellfish