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Alan
Williams
Fenner School of Environment and Society
Australian National University
Canberra
ACT 0200
Australia
Record ID | 11241 |
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Site | BHW (#52-3-724) |
IBRA Region | Sydney Basin |
Longitude | 151.2 |
Latitude | -34.04 |
Site Type | Midden |
Lab Code | SUA-3011 |
Age | Modern |
Date Issues | Date not associated with human activity, or is problematic for time-series analysis - see Notes |
Material | Charcoal |
Context | Sq. C2, spit 1 |
Depth from surface (cm) | 0-15 |
Method | Radiocarbon |
Data pertinent for time-series analysis or calibration | Unusuable |
Open or closed site | Closed |
Directly related to occupation? | N |
Source | Brayshaw et al. 1992 (Full bibliographic references are available from the Downloads page) |
Notes | A large midden investigated and salvaged for a proposed destination resort near Boat Harbour, Kurnell Peninsula. A shell midden dominated by rock oyster, cockle (estuarine) and limpet and nerita (rock platform). Rock platforms are nearby, but estuarine areas are over 2.2 km away. Shell occurred between spits 1- 7 with highest concentrations at spits 1 and 2 by MNI or in 2 - 9 with highest concentrations in spit 4 (with similar values across spits 3 - 6) by weight. Mammal and bird bones was also recovered - six pieces of Abalone were identified as worked into possible necklaces/ovoid shapes. About 1800 artefacts were recovered across spits 1 - 7. Artefactual assemblage was dominated by fine grained siliceous and silcrete with a reasonable proportion of petrified wood. The raw materials were considered mainly to have been brought to the site as water-rolled pebbles, possibly from the Shoalhaven River. Backed blades were present in low numbers. A silcrete workfloor was identified in Sq. B12, spit 5. 55 cores were also recovered and indicated some use of heat in artefact manufacture. |