Coobool Creek

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Coolbool Creek is an archaeological site near the Wakool River in New South Wales, Australia. It is about halfway between Swan Hill and Deniliquin. [1] The site is near Doherty's Hut at Coobool Crossing, although the exact spot is unknown. [2]

Human remains

In 1950, G. M. Black found 126 skulls at the site. [1] It has been difficult to give an exact age for the skulls, but one has been dated to 14,300 years ago. [1] Some of the skulls also show artificial cranial deformation. [3] The age, location, and deformities make the site similar to another Pleistocene site at Kow Swamp. [2] [4] Some scientists have said that this shows they were part of the same population, but others have disagreed. [1] Because Coolbool Creek skulls were found on the surface it is difficult to date them, and other scientists have argued that they might be much older. [1]

The skulls were kept at the University of Melbourne until 1984. They were then returned to the local Aboriginal communities and reburied. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Monroe, M. H. (2011). "Coobool Creek". Australia: The Land Where Time Began. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Brown, P. (2000). "Coobool Creek". www-personal.une.edu.au. Archived from the original on 27 April 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  3. ↑ Durband, A. (2013). "Artificial cranial deformation in Pleistocene Australians - The Coolbool Creek Sample". J Hum Evol. 54: 795–813. doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2007.10.013. PMID   18243276.
  4. ↑ "The spread of people to Australia". Australian Museum. 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.


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