Archaeological excavations by Alan Thorne at Kow Swamp, 10 km south-east of Cohuna in the central Murray Valley, between 1968 and 1972 recovered the partial skeletal remains of more than 22 individuals Thorne 1969,1975, 1976; Thorne and Macumber 1972. The oldest radiocarbon dates obtained from the site were on shell from the grave of KS5 of 13,000 ± 280 ANU1236 and bone apatite from KS10 of 10,070 ± 250 ANU-403b, with the youngest dates at approximately 6500 BP for KS16. While both shell and bone apatite dates are problematic Taylor 1987, morphological and cultural comparison with well dated skeletons like Nacurrie 1 support a terminal Pleistocene date for some of the burials. The Kow Swamp skeletons have not been published in detail, however, Thorne 1975, 1976; Thorne and Macumber 1972 provides limited information on the crania, mandibles and teeth. Several years ago the Kow Swamp skeletons were reburied at the request of Aboriginal communities in northern Victoria.
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