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REPORT - ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECORDING, SALVAGE AND MONITORING TONKIN HIGHWAY EXTENSION MILLS ROAD WEST TO THOMAS ROAD DECEMBER 2005

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2005

Overview

Bound paper report with wire binding spine. Title and project information on cover page. Bottom right corner round blue logo with yellow text around edge and image of an hour glass with a moon to its left and sun to its right in middle of logo.
The report is a detailed account of excavations that uncovered Aboriginal cultural material relating to the extension of Tonkin Highway and the eventual construction of Champion Lakes

Historical information

Collection of archaeological material that demonstrates Aboriginal occupation and use of the land before colonisation. Excavated in 2005 during the extension of Tonkin Highway and the construction of Champion Lakes.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2019.18A

Themes

First Peoples
People
Social History

Material

Metal

Paper

Plastic

Width

37 mm

Height or length

240 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Text on front [Prepared for / JOHNHOLLAND MCMAHON JOINT VENTURE / Tempus Archaeology . December 2005]. Text on logo [TEMPUS ARCHAEOLOGY]

Keywords

CHAMPION Lakes

City of Armadale

Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority

Year

Statement of significance

HIGH
Archaeological artefacts that demonstrate Aboriginal occupation of the local area from c15000 years ago as well as a scientific insight into their life and activity. The tools also tell the story of occupation and local life before European colonisation in 1829.
The tools were excavated in 2005 as part of the survey for the construction of Tonkin Highway

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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