Long‐term occupation on the edge of the desert
Riwi Cave in the southern Kimberley, Western Australia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6038644 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jane Balme (0000-0003-1387-9379, The University of Western Australia, corresponding author), Sue O''Connor (0000-0001-9381-078X, Australian National University), Tim Maloney (0000-0002-1167-4743, Australian National University), Dorcas Vannieuwenhuyse (0000-0002-1807-2374, Artefact Heritage Pty Ltd), Ken Aplin (0000-0003-0403-8690, Australian National University), India Ella Dilkes‐hall (0000-0002-6487-0043, The University of Western Australia) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 35-52 |
| Publication date | 2019-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeology in Oceania/Archæology & physical anthropology in Oceania (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0728-4896 • E-ISSN: 1834-4453 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/arco.5166 |
| OpenAlex | W2887413342 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 58 |
Aboriginal people occupied Riwi, a limestone cave in the south‐central Kimberley region at the edge of the Great Sandy Desert of Western Australia, from about 46000 years ago through to the historical period. The cultural materials recovered from the Riwi excavations provide evidence of intermittent site use, especially in climatically wet periods. Changes in hunting patterns and in hearth‐making practices about 34000 years ago appear to accompany a change to drought resistant vegetation in the site surrounds. Occupation during the Last Glacial Maximum highlights variation in aridity trends in the broader environmental record. The most intensive use of the cave was during a wet period in the early to middle Holocene, when people appear to have received marine shell beads from the coast through social networks. While there is less evidence for late Holocene occupation, this probably reflects deposition processes rather than an absence of occupation
Archaeology · Arid · Cave · Excavation · Geography · Glacial period · Hearth · Holocene · Last Glacial Maximum · Period (music · Physical geography · Pleistocene · Vegetation (pathology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Geology · Paleontology
Dr Tim Ryan Maloney 11 June 1988–2 November 2024
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| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,29 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |