'''Mungo Man''' is the name given to a controversial set fossil of bone fragments a human being found in the dry [[Lake Mungo]] in [[New South Wales]], 90 kilometres north east of [[Mildura, Victoria|Mildura]] in [[Victoria]]. Mungo Man is described by its promoters as being "fully modern".<ref>[http://donsmaps.com/mungo.html Mungo Man], quoting the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's ''7:30 Report'' of [[9 January]] [[2001]]. (Retrieved [[4 May]] [[2007]].)</ref>
The fossil was found in 1974 by Professor Jim Bowler, a geologist with the [[University of Melbourne]].<ref Name="SMH">[http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/02/22/1045638497431.html Dawn in our Garden of Eden], Sydney Morning Herald, [[22 February]] [[2003]]. (Retrieved [[4 May]] [[2007]].)</ref>