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Alan
Williams
Fenner School of Environment and Society
Australian National University
Canberra
ACT 0200
Australia
Record ID | 10538 |
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Site | Curracurrang (1CU5/-) |
IBRA Region | Sydney Basin |
Longitude | 151.11 |
Latitude | -34.15 |
Site Type | Hearth within Rockshelter |
Lab Code | GaK-896 |
Age | 2110 |
Error | 90 |
Material | Charcoal |
Context | 1CU5/16(4) |
Depth from surface (cm) | 24" |
Method | Radiocarbon |
Data pertinent for time-series analysis or calibration | Terrestrial |
Open or closed site | Closed |
Directly related to occupation? | Y |
Source | Kigoshi, 1967; Megaw, 1968 (Full bibliographic references are available from the Downloads page) |
Notes | A larger sandstone rockshleter in the Royal National Park, south of Sydney. The shelter retained a tripartite sequence (Elouera-Bondaian-Capertian) and was one of the key sites in the 1960's and 1970's regarding the discussion/timing of these different typological assemblages. The site retained three main sedimentary units: 1) the upper layer was a consisted of a lightly packed midden with marine, fish and some non-human bones; this layer did not extend far beyond the dripline; 2) a layer of dark brown unctuous soil with no bone or shell; this unit extends beyond the dripline, but is deepest (1'3") and highest artefact densities are in the rockshelter; and 3) clayey decomposed sandstone matrix (1'6" in depth) derived from weathering bedrock. Date from hearth within Bondaian layer. Megaw refers to midden/Bondaian period. |