Rock of Ages. South Molle Island Quarry Whitsunday Islands: Use and Distribution of Stone through Space and Time - South Molle Island Quarry, Whitsunday Islands: Use and Distribution of Stone through Space and Time (Paperback, New)

There is evidence to suggest that the South Molle Island stone quarry in the Whitsunday Islands, central Queensland coast, has been used by the indigenous inhabitants of the region from at least 9,000 BP to the present. A comprehensive technological characterisation of the quarry has demonstrated that a range of manufacturing behaviours was conducted on-site, from the initial extraction of the raw material, through to the final stages of artefact retouch. This research has demonstrated that the antiquity of backed artefacts and the timing of high production rates of backed artefacts occurs earlier in the Whitsunday region than elsewhere in southern Australia. In the Whitsunday Islands backed artefact production has been shown to be present from the beginning of the Holocene and to have been an important technological element in the early Holocene. Another understanding of backing technologies in Australia can be developed in light of this recognition of regional variation.

General

Imprint:	Bar Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	British Archaeological Reports International Series
Release date:	September 2011
First published:	2011
Authors:	Lara Lamb
Dimensions:	297 x 210 x 8mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	105
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-4073-0833-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4073-0833-5
Barcode:	9781407308333

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