The re-deposition of midden material by storm waves

Abstract

The results of a study of sixteen coastal midden-like deposits in southern New South Wales indicate that many such deposits are not undisturbed Aboriginal middens, but have been reworked by storm waves. These reworked middens are characterised by the presence of one or more of the following: shells of species and sizes not thought to be eaten by Aborigines, marine shell grit, water-worn shells, rounded pebbles and pumice.