Photographs relating to the Archaeological Excavation at Second Valley, 1934.

Archive Collections / Dr Norman Barnett Tindale / Series AA338/05 / Photographs relating to the Archaeological Excavation at Second Valley, 1934.
Supplementary to 'Journal of Excavations at Second Valley, S. A. March - April 1934'. (AA 338/1/11).

Item AA 338/5/11 is supplementary to Norman Barnett Tindale's 'Journal of Excavations at Second Valley, S.A. March-April 1934' (AA 338/1/11). The Expedition party members were: Norman Barnett Tindale, Charles Pearcy Mountford (see AA 228), Thomas Draper Campbell (see AA 52) and Rev. Napoleon Henry Louwyck (the amateur archaeologist).

This item consist of one volume of photographic material that is primarily focused on excavations at the Kongerati Cave archaeological site and surrounding area; archaeological objects associated with the cave and surface archaeological sites near Normanville.

Images appear in the following formats: b/w photographic prints; b/w contact prints and large acetate negatives.

See also related collections: Charles Pearcy Mountford (see AA 228) and Thomas Draper Campbell (AA 52).

Please note Tindale's abbreviations: N (North); SW (South-West).

Vol. 1, photographs 1 - 54

  1. 'Night scene at Kongerati cave. 1589 [?]'.
    Two b/w contact prints, annotated by Tindale. The annotation is partly illegible.

  2. No caption.
    Expedition party members at their camp, lunch break. One b/w photographic print.

  3. As per no. 2.
    One b/w photographic print.

  4. No caption.
    Image of a man standing amid native vegetation. One b/w photographic print.

  5. No caption.
    Image of the expedition party's camping ground. One b/w photographic print.

  6. 'Mr & Mrs Louwyck at Kongerati cave. Easter 1934 NBT'.
    Two b/w contact prints, annotated by Tindale.

  7. 'Looking N from entrance to Kongerati Cave'.
    Two b/w contact prints, annotated by Tindale.

  8. Illegible caption.
    An image of the expedition party member engaged in a work at the Kongerati archaeological excavation site. Two b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale.

  9. No caption.
    An image of the expedition party member engaged in work at the Kongerati archaeological excavation site. Two b/w photographic prints, annotated by Tindale.

  10. No caption.
    An image of the expedition party's camping area at the Kongerati Cave entrance. One b/w photographic print.

  11. As per no. 10.
    One b/w photographic print.

  12. No caption.
    An image of a man taking a photograph.

  13. No caption.
    Expedition party members at the camping grounds. One b/w photographic print.

  14. No caption.
    An image of a beach. Two black and contact prints.

  15. 'at Normanville looking SW towards'.
    Partly illegible caption. Three b/w photographic prints.

  16. No caption.
    Image of N. B. Tindale and another man (party member?) probably examining surface archaeological site near Normanville.

  17. - 19. No caption.
    Images of the expedition party's camping ground and working site. Three b/w photographic prints.


  1. 'Looking down from one of the hills seen in the other picture'.
    Two b/w photographic prints. Typed annotation on the reverse side of the print.

  2. 'The Gorge'.
    Two b/w photographic prints. Typed annotation on the reverse side of the print.

  3. No caption.
    An image of a cliff, beach scenery. One b/w photographic print.

  4. -25.'View from the road towards Rapid head'; 'Coast between Normanville gorge & Rapid Head N. H. Louwyck 30.4.36' and 'Another view as seen from the gorge'.
    Five b/w photographic prints.


  1. No caption.
    An image of a cliff / hill. Probably Rapid Head. One b/w photographic print.

  2. -31. No captions.
    A group of photographic prints depicting the Kongerati Cave entrance. Five b/w photographic prints.


  1. 'Near the little gorge. Between Yankalilla and Second Valley.'.
    One b/w photographic print, typed annotation on the reverse side of the print.

  2. No caption.
    One b/w photograph of a beach site.

  3. No caption.
    Probably image of the Kongerati Cave entrance.

  4. No caption.
    Image of a part of the archaeological excavation site. Two b/w contact prints.

  5. No caption.
    Photograph of archaeological objects in situ (burial site). Two b/w contact prints.

  6. -38. No caption.
    Image of an excavated archaeological object. Three b/w contact prints and one acetate negative.


  1. -41. No caption.
    Human skeletal remains. Three b/w contact prints and three acetate negatives.


  1. -43. No caption.
    Image of the archaeological objects that probably accompanied skeletal remains. Three b/w contact prints and one b/w acetate negative.


  1. No caption.
    An image of a beach jetty. One b/w photographic print.

  2. No caption.
    Image of a cliff on the beach. One b/w photographic print.

  3. -47. No caption.
    Two b/w photographic prints containing an image of a sea site.


  1. No caption.
    An image of a stony ground / cliff. One b/w photographic print.

  2. -54. No captions.
    A group of b/w acetate negatives containing images of: archaeological objects, stone artefacts and maps (Australia and South Australia).

CreatorDr Norman Barnett Tindale
ControlAA 338/5/11
Date Range1934  -  1934
Quantity 4.5cm,   1   Albox Folder
FormatsPhotographic Film Negatives, Loose Photographic Prints
Series AA338/05