Excavation of a late Holocene Aboriginal mound at Lake Boort, north west Victoria
| Main Author: | Johnston, Rochelle |
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| Format: | Article Journal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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, 2004
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/6374133 |
Daftar Isi:
- The excavation of a recently exposed earthen mound on the dry lakebed of Lake Boort has revealed that Aboriginal people were opportunistically occupying the dry lakebed between 2000 and 200 years ago. In times when lake levels were low, people moved from the lake shore to the banks of the Kinypanial Creek which extended onto the lakebed and where pools of freshwater collected. Activities undertaken on the mound include the construction of hearths for heating and cooking and the production and rejuvenation of stone tools. Based upon the composition and structure of the mound, the mound falls within the 'Type S' typology defined by Coutts el al. (1979:15). Chronology of the Lake Boort mound, with occupation beginning lessthan3000 yearsBPandextending until recent times, is consistent with evidence from other excavated mounds in Victoria (Bird and Frankel 1991:15; Frankel 1992:35). It is also evident that it is difficult to ascertain single events of occupation or use of mounds. This is most likely due to the multi-functionality of mounds and development of palimpsests through taphonomic processes.