H 290 x W 205 mm
460 pages
Illustrated throughout in colour and black & white
Published Aug 2018
ISBN
Paperback: 9781784919764
Digital: 9781784919771
Keywords
East Hamersley Range; Pilbara; Western Australia; Rockshelter; Pleistocene; Holocene; Aboriginal; Lithics
Edited by Dawn Cropper, W. Boone Law
Foreword by Maitland Parker, Slim Parker, Martidja Banyjima Elders
This volume offers a detailed study of six exceptional rockshelter sites from the inland Pilbara Region of Western Australia. Consisting of 18 chapters, it is rich with colour photographs, illustrations, and figures, including high-resolution images of the rockshelter sites, excavations, stratigraphic sections, cultural features, and artefacts.
Front Matter: Editor's Preface, Acknowledgements, and Reporting of Dates; Foreword: Go with a Clear, Open and Accepting Spirit, and the Country Will Not Treat You Badly – by Maitland Parker and Slim Parker; PART 1 – INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND; Chapter 1 An Introduction to the Rockshelter Excavations at Hope Downs 1 – by Dawn Cropper and W. Boone Law; Chapter 2 An Archaeological Review of the Hamersley Plateau – by W. Boone Law and Dawn Cropper; Chapter 3 Banjima Culture and the Hope Downs 1 Mine – by Nadia Butler, Neale Draper, and Fiona Sutherland; Chapter 4 Research Aims and Methods – by Dawn Cropper and W. Boone Law; PART 2 - ROCKSHELTER EXCAVATIONS; Chapter 5 Excavations at Jundaru (HN-A9) Rockshelter – by Dawn Cropper; Chapter 6 Excavations at HD07-3A-PAD13 Rockshelter – by Dawn Cropper; Chapter 7 Excavations at HS-A1 Rockshelter – by Dawn Cropper; Chapter 8 Excavations at Djadjiling Rockshelter (HD07-1A-04) – by W. Boone Law and Dawn Cropper; Chapter 9 Excavations at PAD 3 Rockshelter – by W. Boone Law and Dawn Cropper; Chapter 10 Excavations at HD07-3A-03 Rockshelter – by Dawn Cropper; PART 3 - SPECIALIST STUDIES; Chapter 11 Archaeomagnetic Analysis of Sediments from Djadjiling Rockshelter (HD07-1A-04), Pilbara, Western Australia – by Andy I.R. Herries; Chapter 12 Phytolith Analysis of Sediment Samples from Djadjiling (HD07-1A-04), Jundaru (HN-A9) and HD07-3A-PAD13, Pilbara, Western Australia – by Lynley Wallis; Chapter 13 Sedimentary, Charcoal and Palynological Analysis of Djadjiling (HD07-1A-04), HD07-3A-PAD13, HD07-3A-03, HS-A1, Jundaru (HN-A9) Rockshelters, Pilbara, Western Australia – by Simon Haberle, Feli Hopf, and Phil Roberts; Chapter 14 Faunal Analysis of Jundaru (HN-A9) and PAD 3 Rockshelters, Pilbara, Western Australia – by Matthew McDowell; Chapter 15 Usewear and Residues on Stone Tools from PAD 3, Djadjiling, and Jundaru Rockshelters, East Pilbara, Western Australia – by Richard Fullagar; Chapter 16 Report on Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) Dating of a Further Four Samples from HD07-3A-PAD13 Rockshelter, Pilbara, Western Australia – by Frances Williams; Chapter 17 Report on the Geomorphology and Quaternary Geology of HD07-3A-PAD13 Rockshelter, Pilbara, Western Australia – by Martin Williams; PART 4 - DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION; Chapter 18 Summary and Discussion of Rockshelter Investigations at Hope Downs 1 – by Dawn Cropper and W. Boone Law