Tibbett, Kevin (2002) A metrical and spatial examination of edge ground stone axes in the Lake Eyre Basin. In: Tempus: Archaeology and Material Culture Studies in Anthropology (7) pp. 213-219. From: Barriers, Borders, Boundaries: Proceedings of the 2001 Australian Archaeological Association Annual Conference, 6-8 December 2001, Hervey Bay, QLD, Australia.

PDF (Published Version) - Published Version Restricted to Repository staff only

Abstract

This paper presents an archaeological examination of edge-ground stone axes in the Lake Eyre Basin. The methodology provides a test for the ethnographic record which has been the usual (and essentially untested) foundation for the demarcation of stone axe trade routes in the Lake Eyre Basin. The data suggest a marked increase in the size of the stone axes at Glenormiston, some 220km south of their source at Mt Isa. Over the 550km from Glenormiston to Gason, the size of the stone axes decreased with increasing distance from the source. These results challenge the trade routes proposed by McCarthy and McConnell and support McBryde's proposed link between Mt Isa and Glenormiston.

Item ID:	14687
Item Type:	Conference Item (Research - E1)
ISBN:	909611483
Keywords:	Lake Eyre Basin; metrical analysis; stone axes
Date Deposited:	26 Oct 2017 03:08
FoR Codes:	21 HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY > 2101 Archaeology > 210199 Archaeology not elsewhere classified @ 100%
SEO Codes:	97 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 970116 Expanding Knowledge through Studies of Human Society @ 100%
Downloads:	Total: 1
	More Statistics