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Key: - Location Data - Carbon-14 is the radioactive isotope of carbon discovered February 27, 1940, by Martin Kamen and Sam Ruben. ...
Charcoal is the blackish residue consisting of impure carbon obtained by removing water and other volatile constituents from animal and vegetation substances. ...
Thermoluminescence dating is the determination of the date at which materials were formed by measuring the light energy released when heating it. ...
Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from the Greek words αÏχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech/discourse) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains and environmental data, including architecture, artifacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ...
| Locality | Lab No. | Age Yrs BP | Type of Date | Type of Site | | Northern Territory | | | Malakunanja II (Roberts et al. Nature 1990 | KTL 162 | 61,000 +9,000/-13,000 | OSL | Lowest artefact at 260cm BGS | | Malakunanja II | KTL 158 | 52,000 +7,000/-11,000 | OSL | Artefacts at 250 cm BGS | | Malakunanja II | KTL 164 | 45,000 +6,000/-9,000 | OSL | Artefacts at 230 cm BGS | | Malakunanja II | SUA 256 | 18,040 +-300 | C14 char. | Associated with ochre and grindstone | | Nawalabila I (Roberts et al. AA 1993) | Ox-od K169 | 60,300 +-6700 | OSL | Artefacts at 285-302 cm BGS | | Nawalabila I | Ox-od K170 | 58,300 +-5800 | OSL | Base of rubble auger hole | | Nawalabila I | Ox-od K168 | 53,400 +-5400 | OSL | Artefacts at 228-240 cm BGS | | Nawalabila I | Ox-od K166 | 30,000 +-2400 | OSL | Artefacts at 170-175 cm BGS | | Nawalabila I | SUA 237 | 19,975 +-264 | C14 char. | Lowest C14 date | | Nawalabila I | Ox-od K172 | 13,500 +-900 | OSL | Artefacts at 104-110 cm BGS | | Nawalabila I | Ox-od K171 | 2,900 +-600 | OSL | Artefacts at 1-6 cm BGS | | Malanganger (Roberts et al Nature 1990) | KTL 126 | 32,000 +-7,000 | OSL | Lowest artefacts at 200 BGS | | Malangangerr (C.White 1967, 1971) | ANU 77B GaK 629 GaK 628 | 22,900 +-1000 22,700 +-700 19,600 +-550 | C14 char. | earliest ground edge axes | | Nawamoyn (C.White 1967,1971) | ANU 51 | 21,450 +-380 | C14 char. | Ground edge axes | | Puritjarra (M.A.Smith Nature 1987) | Beta 19901 | 21,950 +-270 | C14 char. | Artefacts below this estimated to be 30,000 BP | | Western Australia | | Rottnest Island (Charles Dortch, West Aust 23 June 2003) | ANU & James Cook Uni | 70,000 +10,000/-20,000 | U/Th C14 | flint tool embedded in Tamala limestone (Aminozone C) | | Upper Swan Bridge (Pearce and Barbetti AO 1981) | SUA 1500 SUA 1665 | 39,500 +2,300/-1,800 37,100 +1,600/-1,300 | C14 char. | Campsite Occupatn 88-96 cm BGS Occupatn 75-80 cm BGS | | Mandu Mandu Creek RS (Morse AO 1988; Antiquity 1993; Bowdler 1992) | Wk 1513 Wk 1576 SUA 3454 | 34,299 +-1050 30,000 +-850 25,200 +-250 | C14 baler shell C14 nodule | Shell necklace Early occup | | Devils Lair (Dortch 1984) | SUA 585/6 | 32,800 +-830 | C14 char. | Pooled age | |
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