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High tech–low tech: lithic technology in the Kimberley Region of Western Australia
Conclusions
In the three zones described it is clear the lithic and associated glass technol
ogy was not the same across the Kimberley (Fig. 8).
Zone 1 Has ground edged axes and associated grindstones; mortars and pes
and scrapers were used unhafted.
tars and pestles and grindstones associated with the milling of seeds. As well
emonial use and exchange.
other stone, associated grindstones. Mortars and pestles occur and anvil
ering. Kimberley points imported but not used, evidence for manufacture
of these points in the historic period by visitors from other regions of the
Kimberley.
We can see how in the Kimberley, three different suites of technology abut
each other. Even though there is much social interaction between the three
areas, including ceremonial and economic exchange systems and intermar
riage, the technologies remain quite distinct. This is as much, or more, a fac
constraints. Members of each proposed lithic or technological zone appear to
be bound by certain cultural constraints from adopting technologies unique
to their neighbours. Interestingly these cultural constraints are not applied
social organisation has occurred, as have some technological changes – the
introduction of the didjeridoo from much further east, for example – with
out destabilising the cultural identity of any one area.
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