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Names
Devil's Lair Cave excavation
IDs
WAM 9
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Descriptions
In the late 1960s material recovered from a cave in the south-west of Western Australia (subsequently called Devil's Lair) led to a decades long archaeological program by Museum archaeologists that has shaped the knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal life in the region over a period of 40,000 years. The excavations at Devil's Lair resulted in the recovery of many thousands of artefacts, including bone points and bone beads, along with animal and plant remains. The collection continues to be a significant research and cultural resource.
Subjects
1970- (excavations); Archaeology; Bone beads; Bone points; Prehistory; Stone tools; Tasmanian Devil; Thylacine
Aboriginal artefacts; Aboriginal culture; Aboriginal peoples (Australians); Archaeology; Stone tools
Aboriginal peoples; Animals; Archaeology; Artefacts; Bones; Excavations (Archaeology); Plants; Prehistory; Tools
Anthropological specimens; Beads; Botanical specimens
Coverage Spatial
Margaret River; Western Australia; Devil's Lair
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Dates
2012-05-30 23:42
2011-03-24 16:59