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From Midden to Sieve: The impact of differential recovery on shellfish remains in Australian Archaeology
Jenkins, Robyn and Ulm, Sean (2006). From Midden to Sieve: The impact of differential recovery on shellfish remains in Australian Archaeology. In Australian Archaeological Association Annual Conference, 8-10 December, 2006, (1-1), Beechworth, Victoria.
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| Author(s) |
Jenkins, Robyn
Ulm, Sean
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| Title |
From Midden to Sieve: The impact of differential recovery on shellfish remains in Australian Archaeology
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| Conference name |
Australian Archaeological Association Annual Conference
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Poster
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Beechworth, Victoria
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| Conference dates |
8-10 December, 2006
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2006
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1
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1
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1
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210101 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Archaeology
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| Abstract/Summary |
Experimental mechanical sieving methods were applied to samples of shellfish remains from three sites in southeast Queensland (Seven Mile Creek Mound, Sandstone Point and One-Tree) to test the efficacy of various recovery and quantification procedures commonly applied in Australia. Although there has been considerable debate regarding the most appropriate sieve sizes and quantification methods that should be applied in the recovery of vertebrate faunal remains, few studies have addressed the impact of recovery and quantification techniques on the interpretation of invertebrate remains. In this study, five shellfish taxa representing four bivalves (A. trapezia, T. hirsutus, S. glomerata, D. deltoides) and one gastropod (P. ebeninus) common in eastern Australian midden assemblages were sieved through 10mm, 6.3mm and 3.15mm mesh and then quantified by weight, MNI and NISP. Results indicate that different structural properties of shells and pre- and post-depositional factors affect recovery rates. Findings demonstrate that for all quantification methods tested the 3.15mm mesh produced the most consistent and comparable data.
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archaeology
Indigenous
Aboriginal
southeast Queensland
shell midden
Seven Mile Creek Mound
Sandstone Point
One-Tree
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