Recent research in southwestern Western Australia: A summary of initial findings

22nd May 2014

Ian Lilley

Introduction*

The 38,000 year old Upper Swan site in southwestern Western Australia contains the most ancient evidence for human occupation found in southern Australia (Pearce and Barbetti 1981). Devils Lair, a site between Capes Leeuwin and Naturaliste in the extreme southwest, has deposits of similar antiquity (Dortch 1984). However, despite valuable work at this and a handful of other sites between the capes, an area I will also call the far southwest, little is known of early patterns of human activity or subsequent cultural developments in the Leeuwin-Naturaliste area as a whole. This report outlines the preliminary results of a project which intended to help redress this situation through systematic fieldwork in the Margaret River area, just north of Devils Lair.

*Note that an abstract was not included with this paper, and so the introductory paragraph has been included here instead of the abstract.

Authors: Lilley, I.
Title: Recent research in southwestern Western Australia: A summary of initial findings
Date: June 1993
Volume: 36
Pages: 34–41
Type: Article
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