SCIOPS conducted an archaeological survey and excavation at Cora beach on Desolation Island. The work documented three sealer settlements and one from the early 20th century. Data collection concluded on January 20, 1995.
Use Cases
- Map settlement locations and analyze spatial relationships between the three sealer sites and the early 20th-century settlement.
- Classify and study artifact types such as metallic appliances, pipes, and ceramic bottles to infer historical activities.
- Analyze the composition of recovered materials, including aboriginal remains, wine glass bottles, and gin bottles of English origin, for cultural interpretation.
- Compare superficial cultural material findings with excavated settlement data to understand site formation processes.
Strengths
- Documents findings from four distinct historical settlements.
- Includes both survey data for superficial material and excavation data for one settlement.
- Artifact list specifies material types like metallic appliances and ceramic bottles.
Limitations
- Exact row count, column names, and sample data are unavailable.
- Data is from a single survey in 1995, with no indication of ongoing updates.
- Geographic coverage is limited to one specific beach on Desolation Island.
Provenance
- Source
- SCIOPS via NASA EarthData.
- Collection Method
- Archaeological survey and excavation of one settlement.
- Time Range
- Survey and excavation period unspecified; data reflects historical settlements up to the early 20th century.
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Cora beach, Desolation Island.