Sourcing stone from the Sydney region
A hatchet job
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11956545 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tessa Corkill (Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 41-50 |
| Publication date | 2005-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0312-2417 • E-ISSN: 2470-0363 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03122417.2005.11681803 |
| OpenAlex | W2344385506 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 10 |
This paper provides an analysis of 326 edge-ground hatchet heads collected from the region surrounding Sydney, New South Wales. A study of attributes based on raw material and form reveals that the majority of blanks in all areas are likely to have originated in gravels of the present Nepean/Hawkesbury River and abandoned palaeo-channels, which are mainly located about 50 km inland from Port Jackson. This finding supports sparse ethnographic and some archaeological accounts but contradicts a number of reports that have postulated sources for these hatchets considerably further afield. Results of the study also invalidate a commonly held belief about raw material type, which has influenced the identification of sources in the past. The findings have implications for studies of social factors such as trade and exchange, selection criteria, the accessibility of raw materials and time budgeting
Archaeology · Biology · Ethnography · Geography · Identification (biology · Political science · Port (circuit theory · Project commissioning · Publishing · Raw data · Raw material · Selection (genetic algorithm · Sociology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Computer Science · Engineering · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · Law · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Artificial Intelligence · Ecology
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| Citations per year | 0.56 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2025 (18) |
| Highly cited | No |