User:Evkmpn/Nauwalabila I/Bibliography

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Since there is currently not a Wikipedia article on Nauwalabila I (already a huge content gap), my task is to simply contribute relevant and reliable information to this topic in order to at least get my article reviewed. I plan on taking notes on each of my articles and cross-referencing the commonalities in information among my articles in order to pick out the most reliable facts to include in my article. These sections are currently the same as that of the article on Madjedbebe, but are subject to change. My draft will ideally be as follows:

Site Age


 * Has long been disputed (by the majority of my sources)
 * Roberts et al. (1994)
 * Thermoluminescence from previous work dated 50-60 KYA
 * Optical dating supports 53-60 KYA


 * Williams et al. (2020), Smith et al. (2019)
 * Termite bioturbation is not significant enough to change site age as we know it
 * Bird et al. (2002)
 * Thinks that bioturbation might impact site age
 * Upper stratigraphic layers more reliable than lower/basal layers
 * Basal layers likely 60 KY old
 * O'Connell
 * Thinks that bioturbation impacted lower layers

History of Archaeological Research


 * Need to find another source discussing first excavation (ideally the first scientific article involving Nauwalabila)
 * Basically create a timeline involving all my sources and what new info they found
 * Roberts et al.
 * Timeline and age of Nauwalabila has been disputed since the 90's at the least
 * His previous research involved thermoluminescence; this article used optical dating
 * Williams et al., Smith et al.
 * Questions whether termite bioturbation influences age of site
 * By now, timeline for initial human settlement of Australia is generally agreed on to be 65 KYA, recent research focuses on integrity of Nauwalabila instead
 * Bird et al. (2002)
 * Thinks that bioturbation might impact site age
 * Analyzed charcoal fragments
 * Mentioned 1972 and 1985 excavations (not his)
 * Used ABOX-SC technique
 * O'Connell (2003)
 * C-14 dates don't match depth or OSL dates, but displacement of charcoal from bioturbation
 * Bioturbation likely impacted lower layers

Rock Art


 * Tacon (1995)
 * Ochre found at most level of deposits
 * Used for coloring

Stone Tools


 * Smith et al.
 * Quartzite flakes found
 * Bird et al.
 * 30,000 stone artifacts recovered (quartzite, chert, quartz)
 * Tacon (1995)
 * Axe fragments up to 30,000 BP