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Alan
Williams
Fenner School of Environment and Society
Australian National University
Canberra
ACT 0200
Australia
Record ID | 20052 |
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Site | Karolta 1 |
IBRA Region | Flinders Lofty Block |
Longitude | 140.05 |
Latitude | -32.37 |
Site Type | Rock Engraving |
Lab Code | Not given |
Age | 24000 |
Error | 1500 |
Material | Organic material (from rock varnishes) |
Context | K28 |
Method | Cation-Ratio |
Open or closed site | Open |
Directly related to occupation? | N |
Source | Nobbs & Dorn, 1993 (Full bibliographic references are available from the Downloads page) |
Notes | A multi-dating study of rock varnishes overlying several motifs. Using radiocarbon and cation-ration dating, the study indicates ages of >40,000 years for the origin of the rock engraving in this area. |