The excavation of three archaeological sites on Moreton Island

First Ridge and the Little Sandhills

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ID3100252
AuthorsRichard Robins, Richard J Robins (0000-0002-5325-8983, corresponding author)
Year1984
Volume1
Pages51-60
Publication date1984-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueQueensland Archaeological Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0814-3021 • E-ISSN: 1839-339X
PublisherJames Cook University (PUBLISHER • AU)
DOI10.25120/qar.1.1984.207
OpenAlexW2335814824
LanguageEN
Citations received9

The three sites reported herein were excavated in 1980 as part of more detailed examination of sites found during an archaeological survey of Moreton Island in 1979 (Robins 1983, also this volume). Two of them are at First Ridge on the northeastern side and the other is located in the Little Sandhills in the southwestern coast. They were excavated for three reasons. First, as they were originally identified as small piles of shell, a site type not previously recorded in coastal southeast Queensland, I wished to demonstrate that small scale excavation should, in certain circumstances, be incorporated into site surveys undertaken to identify and describe the basic characteristics of the archaeological record. Third, I wanted to illustrate the fact that sites which are often rated low in archaeological significance due to their small size, lack of stratigraphy, disturbed condition, etc., may often be of considerable value

Archaeological record · Archaeology · Excavation · Geography · Ridge · Tectonics · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Geology · Paleontology · Stratigraphy

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