Geoarchaeology of Aboriginal Landscapes in Semi-arid Australia

Author: Holdaway Simon; Fanning Patricia  

Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING‎

Publication year: 2014

E-ISBN: 9780643108950

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780643108943

Subject: K85 Archaeology;N09 History;P Astronomy and Earth Sciences;X3 Environmental Protection Management

Keyword: 自然科学史,环境保护管理,文物考古,天文学、地球科学

Language: ENG

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Description

Examines the ways in which Aboriginal people interacted with their environment in the past at Fowlers Gap Station.

Chapter

Sandy Creek (SC)

Mulga Dam (MD)

Nundooka (ND)

Sandstone Tank (ST)

Nuntherungie (NN)

Faraway Hills (FW)

Summary

Chapter 3 The surface archaeological record at Fowlers Gap: preservation, exposure and visibility

Background and methods

Field data recording

Data analysis methods

Assemblage preservation at the FC survey location

Slope and visibility

Artefact distribution

Fragmentation

Interpretation

Assemblage preservation at the SC survey location

Slope and visibility

Artefact distribution

Fragmentation

Interpretation

Assemblage preservation at the MD survey location

Slope and visibility

Artefact distribution

Fragmentation

Interpretation

Assemblage preservation at the ND survey location

Slope and visibility

Artefact distribution

Fragmentation

Interpretation

Assemblage preservation at the ST survey location

Slope and visibility

Artefact distribution

Fragmentation

Interpretation

Assemblage preservation at the NN survey location

Slope and visibility

Artefact distribution

Fragmentation

Interpretation

Assemblage preservation at the FW survey location

Slope and visibility

Artefact distribution

Fragmentation

Interpretation

Discussion: assemblage preservation at Fowlers Gap

Chapter 4 A chronology of Aboriginal landscape use at Fowlers Gap

Background and methods

Sediment and land surface dating methods

Heat-retainer hearth dating methods

Age determinations at the FC survey location

Age determinations at the SC survey location

Age determinations at the MD survey location

Age determinations at the ND survey location

Age determinations at the ST survey location

Age determinations at the NN survey location

Age determinations at the FW survey location

Synthesis: a chronology of Aboriginal use of landscape at Fowlers Gap

Temporal patterns of hearth construction activity

Spatial patterns of hearth construction activity

Conclusion: episodic and discontinuous visitation over time and space

Chapter 5 Stone artefacts and mobility

Background and methods

Stone artefacts at FC

Core technology and distribution

Flake selection

Interpretation

Stone artefacts at SC

Core technology and distribution

Flake selection

Interpretation

Stone artefacts at MD

Core technology and distribution

Flake selection

Interpretation

Stone artefacts at ND

Core technology and distribution

Flake selection

Interpretation

Stone artefacts at ST

Core technology and distribution

Flake selection

Interpretation

Stone artefacts at NN

Core technology and distribution

Flake selection

Interpretation

Stone artefacts at FW

Core technology and distribution

Flake selection

Interpretation

Discussion: stone artefacts as indicators of Aboriginal mobility

Chapter 6 Synthesis: spatial and temporal patterns of landscape use by Aboriginal people

Geoarchaeological visibility: why can we see the artefacts?

Temporal patterns: how old is the record of Aboriginal activity?

Behavioural inferences: production and movement of stone artefacts

Occupation versus visitation

Linking temporal scales of interpretation

Aboriginal society: evidence from studying the archaeological record at Fowlers Gap

Archaeological records in the semi-arid zone

Implications for cultural heritage management

References

Index

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