Mary‐jane Mountain
Biographic Data
| ID | 4063614 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mary‐jane Mountain |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mary‐jane |
| FAMILY NAME | Mountain |
| SIGNATURE | MOUNTAIN M J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Australian National University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 63 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Geochemical evidence of cultural continuity in lithic procurement from the Late Pleistocene to recent Holocene at Nombe rockshelter, Highland Papua New Guinea
Despite the central role of lithic analysis within Highland Papua New Guinean archaeology, geochemical characterisation studies are deeply underutilised in the region, especially where Pleistocene and informally flaked assemblages are concerned. This paper presents the geochemical characterisation of the flaked volcanic assemblage and an edge-ground axe from the stratified Nombe site in the Papua New Guinea highlands (25,500 cal BP – present), es…
Re‐evaluating the evidence for late‐surviving megafauna at Nombe rockshelter in the New Guinea highlands
The causes of the Late Pleistocene extinction of most larger‐bodied animals on the Australian continent have long been controversial. This is due, in no small part, to inadequate knowledge of exactly when these species were lost from different ecosystems. The Nombe rockshelter in the highlands of Papua New Guinea is one of very few sites on Sahul with as‐yet‐unrefuted evidence for the survival of megafaunal species until more recently than 40 tho…
MicroCT scanning and direct AMS dating of charred sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) fragments from Nombe rockshelter in the highlands of Papua New Guinea
Here, we report on the results of microCT scanning and Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) radiocarbon dating of fragments of charred archaeological parenchyma collected from surface deposits at Nombe rockshelter in the highlands of Papua New Guinea. Five fragments are taxonomically identified as sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas). Two subsamples from the largest fragment yield a combined AMS date range of c. 300–148 calBP (with median probabilities …
Rosenfeld, Andrée
Resolving some chronological problems at Nombe rock shelter in the highlands of Papua New Guinea
New AMS radiocarbon dating at Nombe rock shelter in Simbu Province, Papua New Guinea confirms human use from c.25500–19600 calBP and corroborates previous chronostratigraphic interpretations for four major periods of cultural deposition. The original conventional radiocarbon dating program was largely undertaken on bone and flowstones, due to the limitations of dating small charcoal fragments in the 1970s and 1980s before the advent of, and wides…
Archaeozoological Records for the Highlands of New Guinea
Archaeozoological records for seven occupation sites in the highlands of New Guinea are presented and reviewed. The sites were originally excavated between 1959 and 1981. More recent excavations have not documented comparable archaeozoological records. This paper aims to summarise unpublished research, together with some previously published results, for a broader audience, and elicit general trends within the data. Of significance are methodolog…
[Transitions to Agriculture in the Pacific Region] Landscape Use and Environmental Management of Tropical Rainforest by Pre-Agricultural Hunter-Gatherers in Northern Sahulland
Debitage
Preliminary report of excavations at Nombe Rockshelter, Simbu Province, Papua New Guinea
Environmental history of Nombe rockshelter, Papua New Guinea Highlands
Environmental history of Nombe rockshelter, Papua New Guinea Highlands
Resolving some chronological problems at Nombe rock shelter in the highlands of Papua New Guinea
New AMS radiocarbon dating at Nombe rock shelter in Simbu Province, Papua New Guinea confirms human use from c.25500–19600 calBP and corroborates previous chronostratigraphic interpretations for four major periods of cultural deposition. The original conventional radiocarbon dating program was largely undertaken on bone and flowstones, due to the limitations of dating small charcoal fragments in the 1970s and 1980s before the advent of, and wides…
MicroCT scanning and direct AMS dating of charred sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) fragments from Nombe rockshelter in the highlands of Papua New Guinea
Here, we report on the results of microCT scanning and Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) radiocarbon dating of fragments of charred archaeological parenchyma collected from surface deposits at Nombe rockshelter in the highlands of Papua New Guinea. Five fragments are taxonomically identified as sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas). Two subsamples from the largest fragment yield a combined AMS date range of c. 300–148 calBP (with median probabilities …
[Transitions to Agriculture in the Pacific Region] Landscape Use and Environmental Management of Tropical Rainforest by Pre-Agricultural Hunter-Gatherers in Northern Sahulland
Preliminary report of excavations at Nombe Rockshelter, Simbu Province, Papua New Guinea
Re‐evaluating the evidence for late‐surviving megafauna at Nombe rockshelter in the New Guinea highlands
The causes of the Late Pleistocene extinction of most larger‐bodied animals on the Australian continent have long been controversial. This is due, in no small part, to inadequate knowledge of exactly when these species were lost from different ecosystems. The Nombe rockshelter in the highlands of Papua New Guinea is one of very few sites on Sahul with as‐yet‐unrefuted evidence for the survival of megafaunal species until more recently than 40 tho…
Preliminary report of excavations at Nombe Rockshelter, Simbu Province, Papua New Guinea
Environmental history of Nombe rockshelter, Papua New Guinea Highlands
Debitage
[Transitions to Agriculture in the Pacific Region] Landscape Use and Environmental Management of Tropical Rainforest by Pre-Agricultural Hunter-Gatherers in Northern Sahulland
Archaeozoological Records for the Highlands of New Guinea
Archaeozoological records for seven occupation sites in the highlands of New Guinea are presented and reviewed. The sites were originally excavated between 1959 and 1981. More recent excavations have not documented comparable archaeozoological records. This paper aims to summarise unpublished research, together with some previously published results, for a broader audience, and elicit general trends within the data. Of significance are methodolog…
Resolving some chronological problems at Nombe rock shelter in the highlands of Papua New Guinea
New AMS radiocarbon dating at Nombe rock shelter in Simbu Province, Papua New Guinea confirms human use from c.25500–19600 calBP and corroborates previous chronostratigraphic interpretations for four major periods of cultural deposition. The original conventional radiocarbon dating program was largely undertaken on bone and flowstones, due to the limitations of dating small charcoal fragments in the 1970s and 1980s before the advent of, and wides…
Rosenfeld, Andrée
Re‐evaluating the evidence for late‐surviving megafauna at Nombe rockshelter in the New Guinea highlands
The causes of the Late Pleistocene extinction of most larger‐bodied animals on the Australian continent have long been controversial. This is due, in no small part, to inadequate knowledge of exactly when these species were lost from different ecosystems. The Nombe rockshelter in the highlands of Papua New Guinea is one of very few sites on Sahul with as‐yet‐unrefuted evidence for the survival of megafaunal species until more recently than 40 tho…
MicroCT scanning and direct AMS dating of charred sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) fragments from Nombe rockshelter in the highlands of Papua New Guinea
Here, we report on the results of microCT scanning and Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) radiocarbon dating of fragments of charred archaeological parenchyma collected from surface deposits at Nombe rockshelter in the highlands of Papua New Guinea. Five fragments are taxonomically identified as sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas). Two subsamples from the largest fragment yield a combined AMS date range of c. 300–148 calBP (with median probabilities …
Geochemical evidence of cultural continuity in lithic procurement from the Late Pleistocene to recent Holocene at Nombe rockshelter, Highland Papua New Guinea
Despite the central role of lithic analysis within Highland Papua New Guinean archaeology, geochemical characterisation studies are deeply underutilised in the region, especially where Pleistocene and informally flaked assemblages are concerned. This paper presents the geochemical characterisation of the flaked volcanic assemblage and an edge-ground axe from the stratified Nombe site in the Papua New Guinea highlands (25,500 cal BP – present), es…
Archaeology (8 works) · Geography (8 works) · New guinea (6 works) · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (6 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (6 works) · Ethnology (5 works) · History (5 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (4 works) · History (4 works) · Biology (3 works)