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Mort Creek Site Complex, Curtis Coast: Site Report (1999)

Abstract

This paper reports the results of excavations conducted at the Mort Creek Site Complex, located in the Rodds Peninsula Section of Eurimbula National Park on the southern Curtis Coast, Central Queensland. Cultural and natural marine shell deposits were excavated and analysed as part of an investigation of natural and cultural site formation processes in the area. Analyses (including foraminifera studies) demonstrate a complex site formation history, with interfingering of cultural and natural shell deposits (cheniers) in some areas of the site. Radiocarbon dating indicates that Aboriginal occupation of the site was initiated before 2,000 cal BP, overlapping with dates obtained for natural chenier deposits.

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Publisher	Anthropology Museum, University of Queensland
Repository	ARROW Discovery Service (Australia)
Keywords	Archaeology of Hunter-Gatherer Societies (incl. Pleistocene Archaeology) (430201), Archaeological Science (430207), Archaeology and Prehistory (430200), Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage (750805), archaeology, Indigenous, Aboriginal, southeast Queensland, Bustard Bay, Rodds Peninsula, Mort Creek Site Complex, shell midden, taphonomy, foraminifera
Type	journal article
Relation	isMemberOf Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit - Publications, isMemberOf Gooreng Gooreng Cultural Heritage Project