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Alan
Williams
Fenner School of Environment and Society
Australian National University
Canberra
ACT 0200
Australia
Record ID | 10128 |
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Site | Narrabeen Man |
IBRA Region | Sydney Basin |
Longitude | 151.3 |
Latitude | -33.71 |
Site Type | Burial |
Lab Code | CAMS-120202 |
Age | 3480 |
Error | 30 |
Material | Human bone |
Method | Radiocarbon |
Data pertinent for time-series analysis or calibration | Terrestrial |
Open or closed site | Open |
Directly related to occupation? | Y |
Source | McDonald et al., 2007 (Full bibliographic references are available from the Downloads page) |
Additional Data Issues | Information within this entry has been inferred by authors - see Notes |
Notes | A human skeleton (male between 30-40 years old) was uncovered during the installation of an electrical cable about 1.5 m below current street surface in Narrabeen, NSW. The skeleton contained several backed blades embedded within the bones and indicated he was killed by at least three hafted weaopns, including a spear. It provides the first definitive evidence of baked blades being used in a hafted context and used for violent means. Skeletal position and geomorphological evidence indicates he was partially burned and naturally buried by dune progression in the area. |