The antics of ants
Ants as agents of bioturbation in a midden deposit in south-east Queensland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12654169 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Robins, Richard J Robins (0000-0002-5325-8983, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, corresponding author), Andrew Robins (0000-0001-7806-8409, The University of Queensland) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 151-161 |
| Publication date | 2011-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1461-4103 • E-ISSN: 1749-6314 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/174963111x13110803261010 |
| OpenAlex | W2064096153 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 24 |
During salvage excavations of an Aboriginal shell midden at Hollywell, on the Gold Coast of Queensland, ant activity was noted as a contributor to both bioturbation, and to the introduction of modern material, including metal fragments, plastic, nylon fishing line and cotton thread into the deposit. This material was found at depths of up to 400 mm and adjacent to excavation units with shells with a calibrated age of 1050–900 BP. These observations prompted the development of a small experiment to illustrate the impact that one species of common Australian ant observed on site, the green-head ant (Rhytidoponera metallica), can have on cultural material in sandy deposits
Archaeology · Bioturbation · Excavation · Geography · Midden · Fossil Insects in Amber · Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior · Plant and animal studies · Geology · Paleontology
Surveying the Past
Soils, Sediments, and Geoarchaeology
Soil animals and archaeological site formation processes, with a particular focus on insects
La acción de Dermestes maculatus (Coleoptera
Recent studies in Australian palaeoecology and zooarchaeology
Bioturbation and the upward movement of sediment particles and archaeological materials
Geoarchaeology and the archaeological record in the coastal Moreton Region, Queensland, Australia
Isolating downward displacement
Untangling time-averaging in shell middens
Soil wetting and drying processes influence stone artefact distribution in clay‐rich soils
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2025 (15) |
| Highly cited | No |