A Seal Hunter's Site on Tasman Island
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11956202 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen Harris (0000-0002-2556-4756, Tasmanian National Parks and Wildlife Service Sandy Bay Tas), Stephen N Harris (0000-0002-2901-9448, National Parks and Wildlife Service, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 8-14 |
| Publication date | 1984-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0312-2417 • E-ISSN: 2470-0363 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03122417.1984.12092951 |
| OpenAlex | W2301080041 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
 Tasman Island was named by Tasman in 1642 and is the site of a light - house constructed before 1906, being first lit in April that year. It is separated from the tip of Cape Pillar on Tasman Peninsula by 400 m of sea running through Tasman Passage. This is the southeastern-most extremity of Tasmania. On the gently undulating plateau surface of the island, rising to 280 m above the sea , a number of stone tools were found associated with skeletal remains of a seal( Arctocephalus sp.). The find is the first record of Aboriginal seal hunting in southeast Tasmania. Of the stone tools collected, four are made of cherty hornfels and  two are of dolerite.  The island was undoubtedly rich in food resources, mainly seals, penguins and muttonbirds.  Some edible plants occurring on the island are listed. The rugged aspect of the island and its isolation represents an extreme type of environment to be used by humans
Archaeology · Geography · Seal (emblem · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Geology
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1985 - 2004 (20) |
| Highly cited | No |