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Alan
Williams
Fenner School of Environment and Society
Australian National University
Canberra
ACT 0200
Australia
Record ID | 11248 |
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Site | Captain Cook's Landing Place (BB 4) |
IBRA Region | Sydney Basin |
Longitude | 151.22 |
Latitude | -34.01 |
Site Type | Midden |
Lab Code | ANU-721 |
Age | 1330 |
Error | 100 |
Material | Charcoal |
Method | Radiocarbon |
Data pertinent for time-series analysis or calibration | Terrestrial |
Open or closed site | Open |
Directly related to occupation? | U |
Source | Megaw 1974 cit. Attenbrow, 2004 (Full bibliographic references are available from the Downloads page) |
Notes | Site also referred to as 'watering place'. An open midden currently re-buried and turfed. The midden retained two burials and was rich in mud oyster and mussel shell. Site also included abundant fish hook and fish hook files and bone points. This date is thought to be basal. |