Determining the origin and changing shape of landscape-scale rock formations with three-dimensional modelling: the Borologa rock shelters, Kimberley region, Australia

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dc.contributor.authorGenuite, Ken_AU
dc.contributor.authorDelannoy, JJen_AU
dc.contributor.authorDavid, Ben_AU
dc.contributor.authorUnghango, Aen_AU
dc.contributor.authorBalanggarra Aboriginal Corporationen_AU
dc.contributor.authorCazes, Gen_AU
dc.contributor.authorFulop, Ren_AU
dc.contributor.authorFink, Den_AU
dc.contributor.authorCodilean, ATen_AU
dc.contributor.authorOuzman, Sen_AU
dc.contributor.authorVeth, Pen_AU
dc.contributor.authorHarper, Sen_AU
dc.contributor.authorGreen, Hen_AU
dc.contributor.authorFinch, Den_AU
dc.contributor.authorUrwin, Cen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-16T22:40:05Zen_AU
dc.date.available2021-12-16T22:40:05Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2021-05-02en_AU
dc.date.statistics2021-11-22en_AU
dc.description.abstractArchaeologists often wonder how and when rock shelters formed, yet their origins and antiquity are almost never systematically investigated. Here we present a new method to determine how and when individual boulders and rock shelters came to lie in their present landscape settings. We do so through 3D laser (LiDAR) mapping, illustrating the method by example of the Borologa Aboriginal site complex in the Kimberley region of northwestern Australia. Through a combination of geomorphological study and high-resolution 3D modelling, individual blocks of rock are refitted and repositioned t680their originating cliff-line. Preliminary cosmogenic nuclide ages on exposed vertical cliff faces and associated detached boulders above the Borologa archaeological sites signal very slow detachment rates for the mass movements of large blocks down the Drysdale Valley slopes, suggesting relative landscape stability over hundreds of thousands of years (predating the arrival of people). These findings offer hitherto unknown details of the pace of regional landscape evolution and move us toward a better understanding of patterns of human occupation in a context of relatively stable rock outcrops both within the sites and across the region. © 1999-2021 John Wiley & Sons, Incen_AU
dc.identifier.citationGenuite, K., Delannoy, J.-J., David, B., Unghango, A., Balanggarra Aboriginal Corporation, Cazes, G., Fulop, R., Fink, D., Codilean, A., Ouzman, S., Veth, P., Harper, S., Green, H., Finch, D., & Urwin, C. (2020). Determining the origin and changing shape of landscape-scale rock formations with three-dimensional modelling: the Borologa rock shelters, Kimberley region, Australia. Geoarchaeology, 36(4), 662-680. doi.org/10.1002/gea.21863en_AU
dc.identifier.issn1520-6548en_AU
dc.identifier.issue4en_AU
dc.identifier.journaltitleGeoarchaeologyen_AU
dc.identifier.pagination662-680en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1002/gea.21863en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/12519en_AU
dc.identifier.volume36en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherWileyen_AU
dc.subjectAustraliaen_AU
dc.subjectArchaeologyen_AU
dc.subjectSheltersen_AU
dc.subjectRocksen_AU
dc.subjectGeomorphologyen_AU
dc.subjectIsotopesen_AU
dc.titleDetermining the origin and changing shape of landscape-scale rock formations with three-dimensional modelling: the Borologa rock shelters, Kimberley region, Australiaen_AU
dc.typeJournal Articleen_AU
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