TY - JOUR
T1 - A 600-year-old Boomerang fragment from Riwi Cave (South Central Kimberley, Western Australia)
AU - Langley, Michelle
AU - Dilkes-Hall, India Ella
AU - Balme, Jane
AU - O'Connor, Susan
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - A small fragment of a carefully shaped wooden artefact was recovered from Riwi Cave (south central Kimberley, Western Australia) during 2013 excavations. Directly dated to 670 ± 20 BP, analysis of the artefact's wood taxon, morphology, manufacturing traces, use wear, and residues, in addition to comparison with ethnographic examples of wooden technology from the Kimberley region, allowed for the identification of the tool from which it originated: a boomerang. In particular, this artefact most closely resembles the trailing tip of a hooked boomerang, providing rare insights into the presence of these iconic fighting and ceremonial items in the Kimberley some 600 years ago.
AB - A small fragment of a carefully shaped wooden artefact was recovered from Riwi Cave (south central Kimberley, Western Australia) during 2013 excavations. Directly dated to 670 ± 20 BP, analysis of the artefact's wood taxon, morphology, manufacturing traces, use wear, and residues, in addition to comparison with ethnographic examples of wooden technology from the Kimberley region, allowed for the identification of the tool from which it originated: a boomerang. In particular, this artefact most closely resembles the trailing tip of a hooked boomerang, providing rare insights into the presence of these iconic fighting and ceremonial items in the Kimberley some 600 years ago.
U2 - 10.1080/03122417.2016.1183404
DO - 10.1080/03122417.2016.1183404
M3 - Article
VL - 82
SP - 106
EP - 122
JO - Australian Archaeology
JF - Australian Archaeology
SN - 0312-2417
IS - 2
ER -