Radiocarbon dates for earth mounds on the Adelaide River, Northern Australia.(Research Report)

From: Archaeology in Oceania | Date: October 1, 2006| Author: Brockwell, Sally | Copyright information

Abstract

This paper reports new dates for mid to late Holocene occupation of the lower Adelaide River in northern Australia. Earth mounds located on the margins of the floodplains provide a series of radiocarbon determinations that suggest continuous settlement from at least 4000 years BP until recently. During that time the floodplains have undergone a dramatic environmental evolution from extensive mangrove swamps in the mid Holocene, through a variable mosaic of estua...

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