Bomaderry Creek (Level 2)
Basic information
Sample name: Bomaderry Creek (Level 2)
Reference: R. J. Lampert and D. Steele. 1993. Archaeological studies at Bomaderry Creek. Records of the Australian Museum 17:55-75 [ER 3682]
Geography
Country: Australia
State: New South Wales
Coordinate: 34° 51' 25" S, 150° 35' 27" E
Coordinate basis: estimated from map
Time interval: Holocene
Section: 3682
Unit number: 2
Unit order: above to below
Max Ma: 0.00193
Min Ma: 0.00141
Age basis: radiocarbon (uncalibrated)
Geography comments: "The site is a sandstone rockshelter in the southern side of a steep-walled gully" located just above Bomaderry Creek, around 1 km up river from where it merges with the Shoalhaven River.
Coordinates based on map, obtained from Google Maps
Charred wood from two separate ends of the shelter yielded radiocarbon dates of 1930 +/- 60 years BP (Western end) and 1410 +/- 60 years BP (Eastern end).
Coordinates based on map, obtained from Google Maps
Charred wood from two separate ends of the shelter yielded radiocarbon dates of 1930 +/- 60 years BP (Western end) and 1410 +/- 60 years BP (Eastern end).
Environment
Lithology: sandstone
Taphonomic context: human accumulation,rock shelter
Archaeology: hearths,stone tools
Habitat comments: The site is a sandstone rockshelter, with "two discrete areas of shallow occupation deposit with dates a few centuries apart, each surrounded by zones of much sparser occupation, indicating that the shelter was not used frequently".
Numerous stone artefacts were unearthed including flakes, eloueras, scrapers, fabricators, backed blades, hammer stones, and axes.
"The deposits are characteristic of those accumulated by basic daily subsistence and maintenance activities".
"Deposits from the western excavation area, which contain varied food remains and quantities of flaked stone, are in association with a possible hearth from Square B4".
Numerous stone artefacts were unearthed including flakes, eloueras, scrapers, fabricators, backed blades, hammer stones, and axes.
"The deposits are characteristic of those accumulated by basic daily subsistence and maintenance activities".
"Deposits from the western excavation area, which contain varied food remains and quantities of flaked stone, are in association with a possible hearth from Square B4".
Methods
Life forms: rodents,other large mammals,other small mammals
Sampling methods: quarry,screenwash
Sample size: 69 specimens
Sampling comments: "Test squares at three dispersed points at the rockshelter were excavated in 1970".
"The deposit was made up of well-defined strata which were excavated individually".
"As each stratum was shallow it was removed as a whole without vertical division into spits".
"Excavated material was sieved through a 3 mm screen".
In addition to the mammalian remains below, various plant (mainly Macrozamia seeds) and mollusc remains were also present, as well as several mostly unidentified reptile, bird, and fish remains. The mollusc remains are not listed here as their abundances were recorded as MNI (as opposed to NISP for the mammal remains).
"The deposit was made up of well-defined strata which were excavated individually".
"As each stratum was shallow it was removed as a whole without vertical division into spits".
"Excavated material was sieved through a 3 mm screen".
In addition to the mammalian remains below, various plant (mainly Macrozamia seeds) and mollusc remains were also present, as well as several mostly unidentified reptile, bird, and fish remains. The mollusc remains are not listed here as their abundances were recorded as MNI (as opposed to NISP for the mammal remains).
Metadata
Sample number: 3846
Contributor: Benjamin Carter
Enterer: Benjamin Carter
Created: 2022-01-17 14:12:01
Modified: 2023-04-29 04:37:07
Abundance distribution
13 species
2 singletons
total count 69
geometric series index: 21.0
Fisher's α: 4.735
geometric series k: 0.7673
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8280
Shannon's H: 2.1500
Good's u: 0.9718
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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| Macropus giganteus | 3 | 38 kg grazer |
| Osphranter robustus | 5 | 14 kg |
| "Macropus robustus" | ||
| Notamacropus rufogriseus | 6 | 14 kg |
| "Macropus rufogriseus" | ||
| Wallabia 'bicolor' | 24 | |
| Thylogale thetis | 6 | 3.1 kg |
| Petrogale penicillata | 1 | 5.4 kg |
| Potorous tridactylus | 9 | 731 g |
| Aepyprymnus rufescens | 2 | 2.9 kg |
| Perameles nasuta | 3 | 992 g |
| Trichosurus vulpecula | 2 | 2.1 kg folivore |
| Pseudocheirus peregrinus | 4 | |
| Rattus lutreolus | 3 | |
| Mus sp. | 1 | |