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Big Foot Art Site, Cania Gorge: Site Report
Westcott, Catherine, Lilley, Ian, Ulm, Sean, Clarkson, Chris and Brian, Deborah (1999-01-01) Big Foot Art Site, Cania Gorge: Site Report. Queensland Archaeological Research, 11 : 43-58.
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| Author(s) |
Westcott, Catherine
Lilley, Ian
Ulm, Sean
Clarkson, Chris
Brian, Deborah
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| Title |
Big Foot Art Site, Cania Gorge: Site Report
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| Journal name |
Queensland Archaeological Research
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| Publication date |
1999-01-01
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| Volume number |
11
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| ISSN |
0814 3021
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| Start page |
43
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| End page |
58
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| Total pages |
16
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| Editor(s) |
Ian Lilley
Sean Ulm
Michael Williams
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| Place of publication |
St Lucia QLD, Australia
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Anthropology Museum, The University of Queensland
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| Collection year |
1999
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| Language |
eng
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| Subject |
430201 Archaeology of Hunter-Gatherer Societies (incl. Pleistocene Archaeology)
430207 Archaeological Science
430200 Archaeology and Prehistory
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750805 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage
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| Abstract |
This site report presents a description of archaeological investigations undertaken at Big Foot Art Site, a large rockshelter and art site located at Cania Gorge, eastern Central Queensland. Field and laboratory methods are outlined and results presented. Excavation revealed evidence for occupation spanning from before 7,700 cal BP up to at least 300 cal BP, with a significant peak in stone artefact discard between c.4,200-3,200 cal BP. Results are compared to analyses undertaken in the adjacent Central Queensland Highlands.
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| Keyword(s) |
archaeology
Indigenous
Aboriginal
southeast Queensland
Cania Gorge
Big Foot Art Site
radiocarbon dates
stone artefacts
rock art
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