The scale of seed grinding at Lake Mungo

Richard Fullagar; Elspeth Hayes; Birgitta Stephenson; Judith Field; Carney Matheson; Nicola Stern; Kathryn E. Fitzsimmons

doi:10.1002/arco.5073

The scale of seed grinding at Lake Mungo

Richard Fullagar, Elspeth Hayes, Birgitta Stephenson, Judith Field, Carney Matheson, Nicola Stern, Kathryn E. Fitzsimmons

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Abstract

Smith's Comment on our functional analysis of grinding stone fragments from Pleistocene contexts at Lake Mungo (Fullagar et al. 2015) draws attention to the low frequency of implements, uncertainties about functional interpretations and archaeological implications. He argues that Pleistocene seed exploitation at Lake Mungo was limited and probably not indicative of a seed grinding economy. We suggest that it is premature to speculate about the scale of seed grinding at Lake Mungo. We also use new data to address concerns raised about our methodology.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	177-179
Number of pages	3
Journal	ARCHAEOLOGY IN OCEANIA
Volume	50
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/arco.5073
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Lake Mungo
Pleistocene
residues
seed grinding stone
use-wear

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