Identifying and characterising different types of stone artefact accumulations on the surface of the Lake Mungo lunette, southwest New South Wales, Australia

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 380-388
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Tumney
Keyword(s):  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Stone Artefact

Prehistoric aboriginal occupation of the rangelands: Interpreting the surface archaeological record of far western New South Wales, Australia.

2000 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 44 ◽  
Author(s):  
SJ Holdaway ◽  
PC Fanning ◽  
DC Witter
Keyword(s):  
Arid Regions ◽  
Aboriginal People ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Landscape Archaeology ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Different Parts ◽  
Stone Artefact

Recent erosion in arid regions of western NSW has exposed large areas that are scattered with stone artefacts manufactured by Aboriginal people in prehistory. These exposures offer an opportunity for archaeologists to study the artefacts abandoned by Aboriginal people through time and to compare those artefacts that accumulate in different parts of the landscape. To reconstruct the nature of prehistoric behaviour in the rangelands, two approaches are needed. First, the geomorphological context of the artefacts needs to be considered since exposure of the artefacts is a function of landscape history. Second, large areas (measured in thousands of square metres) and large numbers of artefacts need to be considered if patterns reflecting long-term abandonment behaviour by Aboriginal people are to be identified. This paper reports on the Western New South Wales Archaeological Program (WNSWAP) which was initiated in 1995 to study surface archaeology in the rangelands. Geomorphological studies are combined with artefact analysis using geographic information system software to investigate Aboriginal stone artefact scatters and associated features such as heat retainer hearths, in a landscape context. Results suggest that apparently random scatters of stone artefacts are in fact patterned in ways which inform on prehistoric Aboriginal settlement of the rangelands. Key words: Aboriginal stone artefacts; rangelands; landscape archaeology; geomorphology; GIs

scholarly journals A Picture of Bias Crime in New South Wales

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gail Mason
Keyword(s):  
Asian Indian ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Bias Crime ◽  
Report Bias ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
First Time ◽  
Official Records

Bias Crime is crime where the victim is targeted because of an aspect of their identity, including race, ethnicity, religion or sexuality. It is an extreme manifestation of cultural tension and conflict. Bias crime remains under-researched in Australia. While there has been some investigation into different types of bias crime, such as racist and homophobic offences, there is little analysis of the nature and extent of bias crime across these categories. For the first time, this article presents the results of a study into official records of bias crime held by the New South Wales Police Force. The study shows that crimes motivated by bias based on the victim’s race/ethnicity and religion are by far the most common types of bias crime reported in NSW. People from Asian, Indian/Pakistani and Muslim backgrounds are the most likely victims to report bias crime. The study also shows that there is much work to be done to encourage bias crime reporting amongst marginalised communities and improve the capacity of police to identify and accurately record bias crime. We argue that civil society has an important role to play in building partnerships with police to achieve positive change in the policing of bias crime.

Artefact discard and accumulated patterns in stone artefact assemblage composition in surface archaeological deposits from Pine Point and Langwell Stations, western New South Wales

2006 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 183 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. I. Shiner
Keyword(s):  
Raw Materials ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Human Occupation ◽  
Human Environment ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Human Use ◽  
Semi Arid ◽  
Stone Artefact

This paper addresses the potential of deflated surface archaeological deposits to contribute to our understanding of human use of the southern periphery of the semi-arid Barrier Range of western New South Wales. Radiocarbon determinations from heat retainer hearths are used to establish occupational contexts for the surface deposits near the confluence of 2 creeks. This demonstrates a 2000 year discontinuous record of occupation on the eroded surfaces adjacent to the creeks. The reduction and use of raw materials is compared between stone artefact assemblages from these surfaces. The results of the stone artefact analysis indicate both similarities and differences in the formation of the stone artefact assemblages. These patterns are related to the temporal character of human occupation across the landscape. Assemblages that represent a greater intensity of raw material reduction are indicative of extended occupation. The discontinuous occupational chronology from the region suggests that synchronic settlement pattern models underestimate the temporal variation evident in human – environment relationships.

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