Reassessing Marine Fishery Intensification in Southeast Queensland

Ulm, Sean

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“…Central Australian engravings, once thought to relate to early low intensity open alliance networks, now appear to overlap, both stylistically and chronologically, with highly regionalised recent painted art, challenging the conventional temporal distinction of these types and their associated behaviours (Ross 2002; see also David 2002:181-5). Simple linear increases posited for marine fish deposition rates in southeast Queensland (Walters 1989) are now considered to be unsustainable (Ulm 2002a). Patterns of decreasing stone artefact discard at some sites after c.1,000 BP have also been identified in the upper Mangrove Creek region (Attenbrow 1987(Attenbrow , 2003(Attenbrow , 2004 and in the Hunter Valley to the north of Mangrove Creek (Hiscock 1986a).…”

Section: Introduction: Investigating the Archaeology Of The Southern mentioning

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“…Walters (1992aWalters ( , 1992bWalters ( , 2001) has forcefully argued that marine fishing was only regularly incorporated into Aboriginal subsistence and settlement regimes in southeast Queensland in the last 2,000 years as part of permanent and intensifying coastal settlement. Others, however, have pointed to limitations imposed by taphonomic factors and recovery techniques and the presence of earlier fish remains to the north and south of the region as the basis for alternative interpretations (McNiven 1991a;Ulm 1995Ulm , 2002a. Other scholars regard the evidence from southeast Queensland as fundamentally problematic owing to its heavy reliance on open sites in active sedimentary contexts (David 1994;David and Chant 1995;Lourandos 1996).…”

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“…Despite the volume of research conducted in southeast Queensland, many key issues remain poorly understood. Although the widespread appearance of intensive shellfishing appears to be a late Holocene phenomenon, limitations of the database, particularly a lack of comparability in recovery and analytical techniques, preclude detailed consideration of these developments in the context of other changes, such as representation of fish remains and patterns of stone procurement and use (see Ulm 2002a). Establishing the antiquity and nature of marine fishing in the region also remains a highly contentious issue.…”

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“…The stimulus for this study derives from earlier work (Ulm 1995(Ulm , 2002aUlm and Hall 1996) which synthesised the radiocarbon date and fish bone datasets from southeast Queensland to test propositions about cultural change. This synthesis of site use and discard patterns demonstrated that the apparent trend towards increased site creation and use, identified in the radiocarbon record at 1,000-1,200 BP, is also reflected in structural changes in the regional archaeological record.…”

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Coastal Themes: An Archaeology of the Southern Curtis Coast, Queensland : An Archaeology of the Southern Curtis Coast, Queensland

Ulm¹

2006

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terra australis 24Terra Australis reports the results of archaeological and related research within the south and east of Asia, though mainly Australia, New Guinea and island Melanesia -lands that remained terra australis incognita to generations of prehistorians. Its subject is the settlement of the diverse environments in this isolated quarter of the globe by peoples who have maintained their discrete and traditional ways of life into the recent recorded or remembered past and at times into the observable present.Since the beginning of the series, the basic colour on the spine and cover has distinguished the regional distribution of topics as follows: ochre for Australia, green for New Guinea, red for South-East Asia and blue for the Pacific Islands. From 2001, issues with a gold spine will include conference proceedings, edited papers and monographs which in topic or desired format do not fit easily within the original arrangements. All volumes are numbered within the same series. List of volumes in Terra AustralisVolume 1: Burrill Lake and Currarong: Coastal Sites in Southern New South Wales. R.J. Lampert (1971) Volume 2: Ol Tumbuna: Archaeological Excavations in the Eastern Central Highlands, Papua New Guinea. J.P. White (1972) Volume 3 994.01Copyright of the text remains with the contributors/authors, 2006. This book is copyright in all countries subscribing to the Berne convention. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part may be reproduced by any process without written permission. Inquiries should be made to the publisher. THE RESEARCH DOCUMENTED here represents the first systematic archaeological work in this area of the southeast Queensland coast and was undertaken as a major part of a larger, multicomponent project concerning archaeology and cultural heritage in the traditional country of Gooreng Gooreng speaking people. Sean's task was to build upon the results of exploratory site survey and excavation to address two key concerns. The first was the relationship of patterns of cultural change in his study area to those described elsewhere in southeast Queensland. The second was to ensure that any such comparisons were taphonomically well-founded, particularly with regard to the analytical integrity of the shell middens upon which he and other coastal researchers in Australia rely so heavily. Sean took to this task with a vengeance, closely surveying a large area of landscape and excavating an array of site types to provide himself with a solid sample of the archaeological variation thus revealed. Though most were not archaeologically rich, these sites provided substantial grist for Sean's taphonomic mill, prompting him to adapt conjoining techniques to work on bivalve shellfish -a simple but clever innovation -as well as to undertake much more sophisticated work on local variation in correction factors for the radiocarbon dating of marine shell. In the end, he was able to distil the three-phase cul...

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Section: Introduction: Investigating the Archaeology Of The Southern mentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Background To the Studymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Background To the Studymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Background To the Studymentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…Hall 1999;Nolan 1986). Initial 1974 excavations by Haglund totalled 5m 2 (Crooks 1982:24;Ulm 2002:81 reports 6m 2 ) in two areas exhibiting active erosional faces and deflated artefacts. Most of the middens were diffuse scatters 15-20cm deep with molluscan species including cockles, whelks, oysters, and mussels as well as "many small shells typical of rock pools" (Crooks 1982:28).…”

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Archaeological expressions of Holocene cultural and environmental change in coastal Southeast Queensland

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This thesis is concerned with the relationship between Holocene environmental changes and human behaviour in coastal southeast Queensland. The study region covers an area stretching from Fraser Island in the north to the border of northern New South Wales in the south, and possesses the best documented and intensively scrutinised coastal archaeological record in Australia. The archaeology of the area was a major focus from the late 1970s when the Moreton Regional Archaeological Project, a long-term multi-stage regional project, was established to coordinate archaeological investigations in southeast Queensland. The Cooloola Region Archaeological Project was established in the mid-1980s to explore the archaeology north of the Noosa River. These initial studies provided the basis for a regional chronology, as well as models of settlement and subsistence based on the exploitation of the area's rich marine resources.In the time since the original work was conducted the research foci for coastal archaeology, both in Australia and internationally, have moved toward more complex issues such as assessing the impact of humans on marine ecosystems, the identification of patterns in resource exploitation strategies, and the use of molluscs as proxy evidence in local and regional environmental reconstructions.Additionally, regionally-specific models of Holocene environmental change have been developed, in line with greater emphasis being placed on the ecology and biology of the constituent species in middens in addressing questions of spatial and chronological variations in site patterning.In view of these developments, midden deposits from five sites from differing locations in southeast Queensland were re-analysed, and a literature review of two further sites was also undertaken, with the aim of assessing human behavioural variability during the mid to late Holocene through the Publications during candidature No publications Publications included in this thesis No publications included. vi Contributions by others to the thesisNo contributions by others. Statement of parts of the thesis submitted to qualify for the award of another degreeNone.vii Acknowledgements Researching and writing a PhD thesis is never a straightforward endeavour, although it seems to be a good idea at the time. The project has taken a long time to come to fruition, delayed by a combination of protracted and ultimately fruitless negotiations with stakeholders, illness, and bereavement. There are many people to thank for helping me to eventually get over the line. Chris was an undergraduate student in one of the University of Queensland Field Archaeology viii classes on Bribie Island in the early 1990s. Even then his knowledge of lithics was scary. Chris kindly stepped in as my principal advisor when Pat moved to Sydney. I must confess some disappointment that the artefact assemblages in my study were not more exciting for him but, as he does most things, he has calmly taken it in his stride.

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Creating volume estimates for buried shell deposits: A comparative experimental case study using ground‐penetrating radar (GPR) and electrical resistivity under varying soil conditions

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Sampling issues represent a persistent problem in shell matrix research, particularly for large shell deposits. When small samples are taken from large buried deposits it is almost impossible, under current research practices, to understand how representative that sample is of the overall deposit. This case study tests a novel method for creating a better understanding of the buried deposits from which excavated samples are taken, thereby allowing for improved sampling strategies and a better understanding of how representative those samples are of the overall site. The case study employs two geophysical survey methods, ground‐penetrating radar (GPR) and electrical resistivity, to investigate buried shell deposits under experimental conditions. The survey results were used to create volume estimations and three‐dimensional (3D) models of buried shell deposits. This method is novel to shell matrix research and the current case study was designed to test the viability of the method under differing conditions. As well as testing the two geophysical methods, surveys were conducted under different moisture levels, soil types and survey transect spacings. Results showed that the 3D models and volume estimates of the deposit were successful in creating a representative understanding of the nature of the buried deposit, but with varying degrees of accuracy. GPR results created more accurate volume estimates and 3D models than the electrical resistivity results. Both geophysical methods produced more accurate results under drier conditions, though the electrical resistivity produced more visually distinct results with higher moisture levels. Analysis of the volume results revealed an error margin (to a confidence level of 95%) of 9.5% ± 15.5% for the GPR, and 44.5% ± 31.5% to 56 ± 70.5% for the electrical resistivity, depending on the interpretation method used to create the models.

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Reassessing Marine Fishery Intensification in Southeast Queensland

Cited by 19 publications

References 52 publications

Coastal Themes: An Archaeology of the Southern Curtis Coast, Queensland : An Archaeology of the Southern Curtis Coast, Queensland

Coastal Themes: An Archaeology of the Southern Curtis Coast, Queensland : An Archaeology of the Southern Curtis Coast, Queensland

Archaeological expressions of Holocene cultural and environmental change in coastal Southeast Queensland

Creating volume estimates for buried shell deposits: A comparative experimental case study using ground‐penetrating radar (GPR) and electrical resistivity under varying soil conditions

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