Use of micro-analysis to augment the macro-archaeological investigation of an elevated Holocene shell midden, Dampier Archipelago, NW Australia

Use of micro-analysis to augment the macro-archaeological investigation of an elevated Holocene shell midden, Dampier Archipelago, NW Australia

Few studies in Australia have employed automated mineral techniques to augment archaeological site investigations, and there are no known published micromorphological studies of Australian shell midden sites. This pilot study presents results of a micro-analytical investigation of a Tegillarca grano...

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Main Authors: I Ward, J McDonald, C Monks, J Fairweather
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
Subjects:
shell midden analysis
automated mineral analysis
micromorphology
Dampier Archipelago
Australia
TIMA analyses
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2022.837338/full

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