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A behavioral approach to cumulative palimpsests: An example from Weereewaa (Lake George), Australia.
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Journal of Anthropological Archaeology . Dec2018, Vol. 52, p59-70. 12p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Highlights • The refuse from specific activities can be identified in mixed, unstratified assemblages. • Behavioral activities can be sequenced in cumulative palimpsests of sub-surface artefacts. • Palimpsest assemblages can contribute to the construction of high-resolution behavioral sequences. Abstract This paper presents a streamlined method for sequencing individual stone working events in cumulative palimpsests of sub-surface artefacts. The method presented demonstrates that the unit of analysis in un-stratified assemblages can be shifted from the assemblage or depth-divided unit to the event-refuse from specific knapping or discard activities. Crucially, this allows cumulative palimpsest assemblages to contribute to the construction of high-resolution behavioral sequences, a domain currently dominated by stratified sites. The method will be presented through the study of five Holocene hunter-gatherer assemblages excavated from open-air sand-sheet sites at Weereewaa (Lake George), in south-eastern Australia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *PALIMPSESTS
*LAKES
*HOLOCENE Epoch
*HUNTER-gatherer societies
*EXCAVATION
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02784165
- Volume :
- 52
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Anthropological Archaeology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 133280162
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaa.2018.09.005