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Roonka Excavations - Trenches 0B, B and 1B

Archive Collections / Graeme Lloyd Pretty / Series AA 255/16 / Roonka Excavations - Trenches 0B, B and 1B

Three notebooks detailing field notes and samples from trenches 0B, B and 1B.

  1. Roonka Excavations Trenches B and 1B, Field Day Book.
    Trench B: The Trench B narrative is at the front of the notebook, pages 1 - 48.
    Pages 4 - 16 were directly transcribed from the notebook named "Volume Ⅰ. Excavation of Aboriginal Cemetery at 'Roonka' Station Blanchetown S[outh]. Australia" (AA 255/16/4/1-14 (Notebook 5)), pages 56 - 60. This records Trench B, Skeletons 1 - 11 descriptions.
    Pages 17 - 48 have details of Skeleton 12, Infants 1 and 2 and Grave B13.
    "Finds" are also described in these pages (numbers 77 - 98).
    Inside the front cover is a loose sheet with the notation "Field Day Book Trench 0B (notes will be found at rear of Field Day Book TR[ench] 0A)". This refers to entries made on pages 51 - 60 of the notebook named "Volume Ⅰ. Excavation of Aboriginal Cemetery at 'Roonka' Station Blanchetown S[outh]. Australia" (AA 255/16/4/1-14 (Notebook 5)).
    Trench 1B: The Trench 1B narrative is at the rear of the notebook and is just two pages long, dated 14/2 1970. This has some notes about Skeleton 1.
    Inside the rear cover is a loose sheet with the notation "Field Day Book Trench 1B (notes will be found at rear of Field Day Book TR[ench] B)". Not sure what this refers to.

  2. Roonka Excavations (Roonka Graves) Trenches 0B and B, Finds.
    Trench 0B: The items are listed by Sample number, Layer, Level and Description.
    Trench 0B Finds are listed from the front of the notebook while Trench B Finds are listed from the back.
    Trench 0B Finds are numbered 1 - 21 while Trench B Finds are numbered 1 - 102.
    All entries are undated.

  3. Roonka Excavations Trench 1B Finds.
    The items are listed by Sample number, Layer, Level and Description and are numbered 1 - 52.
    All entries are undated.

Creator: Graeme Lloyd Pretty
Control: AA 255/16/10/1-3
Date Range:  23 February, 1969  -  21 July, 1973
Quantity:    3  
Formats: Notebooks
Series:  AA 255/16
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