BIP! Finder - Karnatukul (Serpent’s Glen): A new chronology for the oldest site in Australia’s Western Desert

2018 • Karnatukul (Serpent’s Glen): A new chronology for the oldest site in Australia’s Western Desert

Authors: Jo McDonald; Wendy Reynen; Fiona Petchey; Kane Ditchfield; Chae Byrne; Dorcas Vannieuwenhuyse; Matthias Leopold; Peter Veth

Venue: PLOS ONE

Type: Publication

Abstract: The re-excavation of Karnatukul (Serpent's Glen) has provided evidence for the human occupation of the Australian Western Desert to before 47,830 cal. BP (modelled median age). This new sequence is 20,000 years older than the previous known age for occupation at this site. Re-excavation of Karnatukul aimed to contextualise the site's painted art assemblage. We report on analyses of assemblages of stone artefacts and pigment art, pigment fragments, anthracology, new radiocarbon dates and detailed sediment analyses. Combined these add significant... (read more)

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Topics: Archaeology Paleontology

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0202511

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