Year: 1970
Type: article
Abstract: Excavations are described which were conducted subsequent to the removal of the burial.Trenches were located at different localities in order to provide exposed sections at all levels of the Keilor sediments.The stone artifacts recovered were not numerous, but they were comparable from all trenches.Included in the analysis were some tools from Wright's excavation trench (GGW).Trimmed implements in the Keilor Terrace were made on flakes and are typologically classifiable as scrapers.Unexpectedly for an industry of 8,000 years and older, it also included fabricators.The overlying terrace sediments (GGJ) included a microlithic backed blade industry and unifacially flaked pebble tools.These results conform with those made on sites of similar antiquity elsewhere in Australia.
Author: D. J. Mulvaney
Institution: Australian National University
Language: English
Subfield: Anthropology
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2770121520