Analysis and contextualisation of a Holocene bone point from Murrawong (Glen Lossie), Lower Murray River Gorge, South Australia

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Wilson, Christopher
Roberts, Amy
Langley, Michelle C
Wallis, Lynley A
Luebbers, Roger
Westell, Craig
Morton, Catherine
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2021
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This article presents the analysis and preliminary contextualisation of a bone point located during the Lower Murray Archaeological Project excavations in South Australia in 2008. The artefact was recovered from a midden and burial site, Murrawong (Glen Lossie), and was situated in a layer dating to 5303–3875 cal BP. The artefact was the only bone point recovered during the project and is interpreted as an implement likely to have been used for piercing soft materials or possibly as a projectile point. Its chronology and morphology are generally consistent with previous finds in this region. The analysis presented here contributes to our understanding of bone technology in the Lower Murray River Gorge, highlighting areas where more research is required.

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Australian Archaeology

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87

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1

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander archaeology

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Wilson, C; Roberts, A; Langley, MC; Wallis, LA; Luebbers, R; Westell, C; Morton, C, Analysis and contextualisation of a Holocene bone point from Murrawong (Glen Lossie), Lower Murray River Gorge, South Australia, Australian Archaeology, 2021, 87 (1), pp. 36-48

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