The first archaeological evidence for death by spearing in Australia
Date
2007
Authors
McDonald, Jo
Donlon, Denise A
Field, Judith
Fullagar, Richard
Coltrain, Joan Brenner
Mitchell, Peter
Rawson, Mark
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Antiquity Publications
Abstract
An Aboriginal man done to death on the dunes 4000 years ago was recently discovered during excavations beneath a bus shelter in Barrabeen on Sydney's northern beaches. The presence of backed microliths and the evidence for trauma in the bones showed that
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Keywords: archaeological evidence; cause of death; indigenous population; weapon; Australasia; Australia Aborigine; Australia; Microliths; Ritual punishment; Spears; Sydney
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Antiquity
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