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A small salvage excavation in Windjana gorge, Kimberley, Western Australia

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dc.contributor.authorO'Connor, Susan
dc.contributor.authorAplin, Ken
dc.contributor.authorCollins, Sophie
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-10T21:55:57Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.date.updated2016-02-24T10:29:50Z
dc.description.abstractWindjana Gorge Water Tank Shelter (DIA 12588) is a narrow limestone rockshelter located in Windjana Gorge National Park, Western Australia. Although the site is badly disturbed, test excavation revealed some 45cm of in situ deposit down to massive roof-fall. Radiocarbon estimates demonstrate that the shelter was used from at least 7000 calBP into the European contact period. The sediments contain well-preserved faunal remains and stone artefacts. The faunal remains give an insight into Aboriginal economy in an arid region with adjacent fresh water sources.
dc.identifier.issn0003-8121
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/39200
dc.publisherSydney University Press
dc.sourceArchaeology in Oceania
dc.source.urihttp://www.arts.usyd.edu.au/publications/oceania/arch_oceaniacrnt.htm
dc.subjectKeywords: Desert adaptation; Fauna; Holocene; Kimberley; Stone artefacts
dc.titleA small salvage excavation in Windjana gorge, Kimberley, Western Australia
dc.typeJournal article
local.bibliographicCitation.issue2
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage81
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage75
local.contributor.affiliationO'Connor, Susan, College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationAplin, Ken, CSIRO Division of Sustainable Ecosystems
local.contributor.affiliationCollins, Sophie, College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU
local.contributor.authoruidO'Connor, Susan, u9413939
local.contributor.authoruidCollins, Sophie, u3094796
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.absfor210103 - Archaeology of Asia, Africa and the Americas
local.identifier.ariespublicationu4029967xPUB173
local.identifier.citationvolume43
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-66049150452
local.identifier.thomsonID000257549500003
local.type.statusPublished Version

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