A tale of three caves:New dates for Pleistocene occupation in the inland Pilbara

Morse, Kate; Cameron, Richard L.; Reynen, Wendy

doi:10.1080/03122417.2014.11682033

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“…Bowdler 1977;Fifield et al 2001;Hiscock 2008, p. 45;Smith 1989Smith , 1993Veth 1989) and sites occupied through the last glacial maximum (LGM) (e.g. Hiscock 1988;Lamb 1996;Marwick 2002;Morse et al 2014;Smith 1989Smith , 2009.…”

Section: Introduction and Aims Issues With Rockshelter Studies In Normentioning

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A multi-proxy study of anthropogenic sedimentation and human occupation of Gledswood Shelter 1: exploring an interior sandstone rockshelter in Northern Australia

Lowe

Mentzer

Wallis

et al. 2016

Archaeol Anthropol Sci

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Rockshelters contain some of the most important archives of human activity in Australia but most research has focused on artifacts and cultural context. This study explores geomorphological and geoarchaeological approaches for understanding a sandstone rockshelter in interior northern Australia: Gledswood Shelter 1. At this site, magnetic susceptibility and micromorphology techniques were integrated with bulk sedimentology, soil chemistry and geochronology to better understand the record of human impact and site formation processes. The micromorphology studies indicate that primary depositional fabrics, such as graded bedding or laminations, are absent, and sediment structural development is low throughout the entire sequence, with most samples exhibiting a high degree of post-depositional mixing. The sediment magnetic susceptibility analysis reveals magnetic changes coinciding with human occupation, a result of anthropogenic burning. Specifically we highlight that combustion features are prevalent in this sandstone shelter and provide critical insights into the human usage of the shelter.

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Section: Introduction and Aims Issues With Rockshelter Studies In Normentioning

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A multi-proxy study of anthropogenic sedimentation and human occupation of Gledswood Shelter 1: exploring an interior sandstone rockshelter in Northern Australia

Lowe

Mentzer

Wallis

et al. 2016

Archaeol Anthropol Sci

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“…Morse et al (2014) reported two early sites recently excavated in the northeast Pilbara region of WA. Kariyarra Rockshelter produced an oldest conventional 14 C age of 34.0±0.4 kyr BP (Wk 35955), while the large cave site of Ganga Maya produced two similar 14 C ages, from excavation unit (XU) 20, 39.8±0.7 kyr BP (Wk 37321), (43.7±0.6 kyr cal.…”

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Both half right:Updating the evidence for dating first human arrivals in Sahul

Allen

O’Connell

2014

Australian Archaeology

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This paper updates our previous analyses of the evidence for the timing of human arrival in Sahul. It reviews advances in dating technologies, summarises new data for sites published a decade ago or earlier, and examines the evidence from sites published since 2004. Extensions in time for first arrival can be attributed to improvements in both luminescence and radiocarbon dating techniques and especially the refinement of 14 C calibration. The similarity of the ages of the earliest dates and their consistency with data from eastern Asia and Wallacea suggests that the discipline has now defined an event horizon that places first colonisation near but somewhere short of 50,000 years ago.

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“…) and Yurlu Kankala (Morse et al . ) each have LGM signatures from dated hearths and/or dates associated with cultural material. This record is interpreted as reflecting low intensity but persistent human use of upland refugia during periods of climatic deterioration.…”

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“…After the LGM, the number of rock shelter sites occupied in different parts of the Pilbara uplands increases (Brown ; Marwick ; Morse et al . ; Slack et al . ).…”

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What happened after the Last Glacial Maximum? Transitions in site use on an arid inland island in north‐western Australia

Reynen

Vannieuwenhuyse

Morse

et al. 2018

Archaeology in Oceania

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The presence of Aboriginal people in interior refuges as climate conditions deteriorated with the onset of glacial aridity is now well documented in the Australian arid zone. Further excavation at Yurlu Kankala, a large rock shelter located on an island of high land in the inland Pilbara, demonstrates repeated human occupation from at least 47-43 cal ka BP through the Last Glacial Maximum to the mid-Holocene. Despite the continued presence of bone representing human food remains and an increased occurrence of hearths, after 18-17 cal ka BP there is a dramatic reduction in stone artefact numbers, suggesting that use of the site changed markedly. In exploring the drivers behind this change, we investigate the role of rock shelters in Aboriginal land-use systems in the Pleistocene Pilbara. Yurlu Kankala makes a substantive contribution to answering questions on changing rock shelter and landscape use during the post-LGM movement of people into the wider Pilbara uplands. RÉSUMÉ La présence de population de chasseurs-cueilleurs dans les zones refuges de la zone aride australienne au coeur du dernier maximum glaciaire est aujourd'hui bien documentée. La séquence de Yurlu Kankala, un grand abri sous roche dans les terres intérieures du Pilbara, a révélé une occupation humaine débutantà 47-43 cal BP et persistantà travers le dernier maximum glacière jusqu'au milieu de l'Holocène. Les restes de faune retrouvées et un nombre important de foyers suggèrent des occupations brèves mais répétées au cours du Pléistocène. Cependant, après 18-17 cal BP, une réduction importante de l'industrie lithique suggère un changement d'utilisation du site. En explorant les différents facteurs possiblesà l'origine de ce changement, nous essayons de mieux comprendre le rôle des abris sous roche dans les systèmes d'occupation du territoire dans le Pilbara au Pléistocène. Yurlu Kankala apporte ainsi une contribution importante aux problématiques archéologiques régionales tels que les changements de type d'occupation des abris sous roche au cours du temps mais aussi l'occupation et l'utilisation du territoire dans le Pilbaraà la suite du dernier maximum glaciaire.

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A tale of three caves:New dates for Pleistocene occupation in the inland Pilbara

Cited by 28 publications

References 13 publications

A multi-proxy study of anthropogenic sedimentation and human occupation of Gledswood Shelter 1: exploring an interior sandstone rockshelter in Northern Australia

A multi-proxy study of anthropogenic sedimentation and human occupation of Gledswood Shelter 1: exploring an interior sandstone rockshelter in Northern Australia

Both half right:Updating the evidence for dating first human arrivals in Sahul

What happened after the Last Glacial Maximum? Transitions in site use on an arid inland island in north‐western Australia

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