Late Quaternary environments and human occupation in the Murray River Valley of northwestern Victoria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23713726 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Amy L Prendergast (0000-0002-4970-9956, Geoscience Australia), J M Bowler, M L Cupper (The University of Melbourne) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Publication date | 2009-02-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | New directions in archaeological science (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | ANU Press (PUBLISHER • AU) |
| DOI | 10.22459/ta28.02.2009.05 |
| OpenAlex | W2912690038 |
| ISBN | 9781921536489 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 2 |
A multidisciplinary approach has been employed to study the environmental and cultural evolution of theVictorianMallee.Regionalgeomorphicmappingofrelictlandformsandstratigraphicanalysesreveal evidence of ongoing climatic oscillations in the central Murray Valley, where the Murray River system interactswithaeolianMalleelandscapes.Analysisoflandformsusingalandsystemsapproachprovides newinsightsintopatternsoffluvial-aeolianinteractionoverthelastglacialcycle.Fivelandsystemsare identified within the study area; three of these preserve evidence of palaeochannel activity markedly different from the present Murray River system. Fluvial morphology evolved over the late Quaternary from wide, laterally-migrating channels associated with source-bordering dunes to narrower, more sinuous regimes. An extensive archaeological record overprints the region, with radiocarbon and opticallystimulatedluminescence(OSL)datingrevealinghumanpresenceinthislandscapefromatleast 15,000calBP.
Archaeology · Fluvial · Geography · Holocene · Optical dating · Palaeochannel · Quaternary · Radiocarbon dating · Structural basin · Geology · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Paleontology · Pasture and Agricultural Systems · Rangeland and Wildlife Management
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |