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Australian Aboriginal prehistoric sites

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This is a list of Australian Aboriginal prehistoric sites.

Key:

Locality Reference Lab no. Age yrs BP Type of date Type of site
New South Wales
Cuddie Springs Open site
Northern Territory
Malakunanja II Roberts et al. Nature 1990 KTL 162 61,000+9,000
−13,000
OSL Lowest artefact at 260 cm BGS
Malakunanja II KTL 158 52,000+7,000
−11,000
OSL Artefacts at 250 cm BGS
Malakunanja II KTL 164 45,000+6,000
−9,000
OSL Artefacts at 230 cm BGS
Malakunanja II SUA 256 18,040±300 C14 char. Associated with ochre and grindstone
Nawalabila I Roberts et al. AA 1993 Ox-od K169 60,300±6700 OSL Artefacts at 285–302 cm BGS
Nawalabila I Ox-od K170 58,300±5800 OSL Base of rubble auger hole
Nawalabila I Ox-od K168 53,400±5400 OSL Artefacts at 228–240 cm BGS
Nawalabila I Ox-od K166 30,000±2400 OSL Artefacts at 170–175 cm BGS
Nawalabila I SUA 237 19,975±264 C14 char. Lowest C14 date
Nawalabila I Ox-od K172 13,500±900 OSL Artefacts at 104–110 cm BGS
Nawalabila I Ox-od K171 2,900±600 OSL Artefacts at 1–6 cm BGS
Malanganger Roberts et al. Nature 1990 KTL 126 32,000±7,000 OSL Lowest artefacts at 200 BGS
Malangangerr C.White 1967, 1971 ANU 77B
GaK 629
GaK 628
22,900±1000
22,700±700
19,600±550
C14 char. earliest ground edge axes
Nawamoyn C.White 1967,1971 ANU 51 21,450±380 C14 char. Ground edge axes
Puritjarra M.A.Smith Nature 1987 Beta 19901 21,950±270 C14 char. Artefacts below this estimated to be 30,000 BP
South Australia
Warratyi doi:10.1038/nature20125
Tasmania
Kutikina "spirit" [1] 15–20,000 Rock shelter
Nunamira "sleeping place" [2] 30,420±690 Rock shelter, 60 cm BGS
ORS 7 [3] 30,840±480 Rock shelter, 60 cm BGS
Bone Cave [4] 13,700-35,000 Rock shelter
Western Australia
Rottnest Island Charles Dortch, The West Australian 23 June 2003 ANU & James Cook Uni 70,000+10,000
−20,000
U/Th C14 flint tool embedded in Tamala limestone (Aminozone C)
Upper Swan Bridge Pearce and Barbetti AO 1981 SUA 1500
SUA 1665
39,500+2,300
−1,800

37,100+1,600
−1,300
C14 char. Campsite Occupation 88–96 cm BGS Occupation 75–80 cm BGS
Mandu Mandu Creek RS Morse AO 1988; Antiquity 1993; Bowdler 1992 Wk 1513
Wk 1576
SUA 3454
34,299±1050
30,000±850
25,200±250
C14 baler shell
C14 nodule
Shell necklace Early occupation
Devil's Lair Dortch 1984 SUA 585/6 32,800±830 C14 char. Pooled age

References

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  1. ^ "Kutikina Cave". Australia: The Land Where Time Began. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Nunamira Cave". Australia: The Land Where Time Began. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Rock Shelter ORS 7". Australia: The Land Where Time Began. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Bone Cave". Australia: The Land Where Time Began. Retrieved 4 July 2022.

Josephine Flood (2004) Archaeology of the Dreamtime, J.B Publishing, Marleston ISBN 1-876622-50-4