Veth, P., Ditchfield, K., Bateman, M. orcid.org/0000-0003-1756-6046 et al. (5 more authors) (2019) Minjiwarra : archaeological evidence of human occupation of Australia’s northern Kimberley by 50,000 BP. Australian Archaeology, 85 (2). pp. 115-125. ISSN 0312-2417
Abstract
Recent archaeological research in Australia’s north-eastern Kimberley has luminescence dated a large red sedimentary feature, known as Minjiwarra, with artefacts in stratified contexts from the late Holocene to ∼50,000 years ago. This site is located on the Drysdale River, with preliminary excavations undertaken as part of an ARC Linkage Project. Deeply stratified sites in association with rockshelters are uncommon across the NE Kimberley and basal dates at open cultural deposits vary greatly. Most of them are mid-Holocene in age. However, Minjiwarra appears to cover the entire span of potential human occupation in this region, with associated lithic technology, reported on here.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 Australian Archaeological Association. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Australian Archaeology. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Aboriginal Archaeology; Australia; Kimberley; luminescence; Pleistocene |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Geography (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 27 May 2020 11:09 |
Last Modified: | 19 Aug 2020 00:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/03122417.2019.1650479 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:161242 |