Rich Travs
Tue, Apr-08-08, 17:17
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2008/04/08/2210858.htm-
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Aboriginal tools found in Western Australia and dating back
35,000 years are surprisingly sophisticated and varied,
archaeologists say.
And they believe the site may yet reveal artefacts up to
45,000 years old, making it older than the internationally
famous Mungo Man site found in New South Wales. ... "The site
is potentially amongst the oldest investigated in Australia,
and further radiocarbon determinations will undoubtedly
resolve this issue," says Draper, managing director of
Australian Cultural Heritage Management.
Draper says charcoal samples from the site were sent to the
University of Waikato, in New Zealand, and radiocarbon dated
to 35,000 years old.
But he says there is about another 12 centimetres of sediment
yet to be revealed.
"Considering about 10 centimetres of sediment separates the
25,000 and 35,000-year mark there could be material dating
back another 10,000 years," Draper says. ...
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Aboriginal tools found in Western Australia and dating back
35,000 years are surprisingly sophisticated and varied,
archaeologists say.
And they believe the site may yet reveal artefacts up to
45,000 years old, making it older than the internationally
famous Mungo Man site found in New South Wales. ... "The site
is potentially amongst the oldest investigated in Australia,
and further radiocarbon determinations will undoubtedly
resolve this issue," says Draper, managing director of
Australian Cultural Heritage Management.
Draper says charcoal samples from the site were sent to the
University of Waikato, in New Zealand, and radiocarbon dated
to 35,000 years old.
But he says there is about another 12 centimetres of sediment
yet to be revealed.
"Considering about 10 centimetres of sediment separates the
25,000 and 35,000-year mark there could be material dating
back another 10,000 years," Draper says. ...