First Nations pre‐LGM ochre processing in Parramatta, NSW, Australia

• Published in: Archaeology in Oceania
• Main Authors: Owen, Timothy, Munt, Simon, Player, Sam, Toms, Phillip, Wood, Jamie
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2024
• Subjects: Ochre; First Nations
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/arco.5313; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/arco.5313

ABSTRACT Previous archaeological evidence and published analysis has suggested that ochre was first used in the Sydney Basin around 9000 years ago, and that the Parramatta region may not have been occupied by First Nations peoples before ∼14 ka. We present new evidence which firmly places both event...