A note on the discovery of stone tools and a stratified prehistoric site on King Island, Bass Strait

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1979-11
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Jones, Rhys
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Australian Archaeological Association
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The main archaeological site (Locality 2), located some 400m to the south of the tourist area, is backed by a wind-eroded arena approximately 80m long and 30m wide, cut into a series of sand units which display three main soil formations totaling about 5m in depth, all resting on the basal calcarenite.
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Jones, R. 1979. A note on the discovery of stone tools and a stratified prehistoric site on King Island, Bass Strait. 'Australian Archaeology', no.9, 87-94.