In Memory of Lloyd Robson -- 1. The Rediscovery of Toolumbunner / M. D. A. McKay -- 2. The Quest for Red Gold / A. G. Sagona -- 3. The Physical Setting of the Gog Range / J. A. Webb, I. Thomas and K. Thiele -- 4. The Excavation / A. G. Sagona and J. A. Webb -- 5. Analysis of the Finds / J. A. Webb, M. D. A. McKay and A. G. Sagona -- 6. Toolumbunner in Perspective / A. G. Sagona and J. A. Webb -- 7. Conclusions / A. G. Sagona -- Appendix I Table of chemical constituents of Toolumbunner ochre -- Appendix II Lithologies used for the manufacture of flaked stone tools at Toolumbunner
Summary
Contains six reports on aspects of the Toolumbunner ochre mine, the Gog Range, Tasmania; 1) McKay - The rediscovery of Toolumbunner; historical background to the use and discovery of the ochre source; 2) Sagona - The quest for red gold - annotated separately; 3) Webb, Thomas and Thiele - The physical setting of the Gog Range - regional geology and vegetation; 4) Sagona and Webb - The excavation - surface features, ochre geochemistry, stratigraphy and dates of deposits; 5) Webb, McKay and Sagona - Analysis of finds - lithology of materials, procurement patterns, artefact typology, grindstones (ballywinne stones) - manufacture, ochre processing and its social meaning, social organisation and lithic distribution; 6) Sagona and Webb - Toolumbunner in Perspective - annotated separately; ochre and ochre mines; excavations; geomorphological and geological analysis; surveys; tools - knapped; tools - percussion and abrading devices; colonisation - 1788 to 1850 - Tasmania
Notes
CIP confirmed
Includes index
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 170-186) and index
