Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/37028
Title: Report on archaeological fieldwork at Narran Lakes, New South Wales
Contributor(s): Moore, Mark W  (author)orcid 
Corporate Author: Narran Lakes Nature Reserve Joint Management Committee: Australia
Publication Date: 2016-11
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/37028
Abstract: 

Archaeological fieldwork was carried out by the University of New England and the Narran Lakes Nature Reserve Co-Management Committee on the Narran Lakes Nature Reserve between 14 and 26 November, 2016. The aim of the fieldwork was to collected sufficient information for a 'proof of concept' study to support a future funding application for archaeological research. Research was conducted by a team of four archaeologists and archaeology students led by Dr Mark Moore, and in association with representatives from the Co-Management Committee. No artefacts or other materials were collected or moved during the fieldwork, and archaeological sites were in no way altered or impacted.

The session began with community engagement sessions with Walgett Community College and Lightning Ridge Central School, including two classroom sessions and three on-country visits.

Detailed archaeological recording and in-field analysis was conducted on stone artefacts and hearth features in four blocks, augmented by hearth and grindstone recording in the surrounding areas. Historical recording was conducted on a gabled house structure with Aboriginal connections within the Nature Reserve, and on three ethnographic artefacts held at Gingie Station near Walgett.

Considerable variation in the archaeological assemblages was documented in the recording blocks and across the Narran Lakes Nature Reserve. The data collected during this fieldwork shows that the Narran Lakes archaeological record is of regional, national, and international scientific significance.

Publication Type: Report
Publisher: University of New England
Place of Publication: Armidale, Australia
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 210104 Archaeology of Australia (excl Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)
210101 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Archaeology
210102 Archaeological Science
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 450101 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander archaeology
450102 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artefacts
430101 Archaeological science
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 950302 Conserving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage
950503 Understanding Australias Past
970121 Expanding Knowledge in History and Archaeology
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 130703 Understanding Australia’s past
280113 Expanding knowledge in history, heritage and archaeology
210407 Conserving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage and culture
HERDC Category Description: R1 Report
Extent of Pages: 29
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