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This is a list of Australian Aboriginal prehistoric sites.
Key:
- BGS = Below ground surface
- C14 = Radiocarbon date
- char. = charcoal
- OSL = Optical stimulated thermoluminescence
- AA = Australian Archaeology
 | This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008) |
| 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 −13,000 |
OSL | Lowest artefact at 260 cm BGS |
| Malakunanja II | KTL 158 | 52,000 −11,000 |
OSL | Artefacts at 250 cm BGS | |
| Malakunanja II | KTL 164 | 45,000 −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" | 15–20,000 | Rock shelter | |||
| Nunamira "sleeping place" | 30,420±690 | Rock shelter, 60 cm BGS | |||
| ORS 7 | 30,840±480 | Rock shelter, 60 cm BGS | |||
| Bone Cave | 13,700-35,000 | Rock shelter | |||
| Western Australia | |||||
| Rottnest Island | Charles Dortch, The West Australian 23 June 2003 | ANU & James Cook Uni | 70,000 −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 −1,800 37,100 −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
- "Kutikina Cave". Australia: The Land Where Time Began. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- "Nunamira Cave". Australia: The Land Where Time Began. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- "Rock Shelter ORS 7". Australia: The Land Where Time Began. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- "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
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