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BANTRY BAY CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT PLAN
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*45-6-2044 336210 6260650 Open camp site Recorded By M. Guider
1.3.90. Located in spoil
from Old Bullock track
cutting south in
intermittent scatter to
Testing Shed.
45-6-2043,
8 and 9
Rock shelters with shell
midden
Located up slope and 3-
400m to east of study
precinct.
* Denotes sites located within the study area.
3.3.3 Aboriginal Sites located within the Study Area
There are no Sites located within the western shore precinct.
An attempt was made to relocate the sites identified as being located within the upslope of the
eastern precinct as part of the present study. All the sites relocated are heavily disturbed by
past land use practices, and some retain little or no site integrity or archaeological potential.
3.3.4 Summary
Known Aboriginal Sites within the eastern shore precinct include the following:
NPWS Site # 45-6-2045 is reported to be a shelter with midden, however no overhang or
suitable shelter site is located at the grid reference recorded.
NPWS Site # 45-6-2046 and 2047 are recorded as being located in the vicinity of the main
eastern shore complex. The survey found no in situ or readily identifiable open midden or
camp sites in this area. The shell material present along the foreshore is a mixture of old and
recent material, often heavily fragmented and mixed with European debris. No clearly
discernible lens or surface scatter of shell material to which an Aboriginal origin could be
ascribed was identified. No areas of potentially undisturbed significant artefact bearing
deposit or shell midden deposit was identified.
NPWS Site # 45-6-2044 is recorded as being located in the vicinity of the Testing Shed
(Photo 3.3.1 and 3.3.2). The present survey identified surface scatters of disturbed shell
midden deposit across the knoll on which the Testing Shed is located, and over isolated
exposures between the Shed and the Old Bullock Track. Disturbances include surface
erosion, scouring and sub-surface gouging, grading, road cutting and excavation. The full
sub-surface condition and lateral distribution of this site is not known.
GRAHAM BROOKS & ASSOCIATES, TAYLOR BRAMMER LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
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