Archaeological surveys seen byThe Age andThe Sydney Morning Herald have identified the area as a “utilised stone resource” which had once been used to source stone for manufacturing flake tools. In the past four years,hundreds of artefacts have been found within the site,the documents say.
Ms Turbane’s letter to the Queensland government raises concerns about Adani’s plan to move the material to a separate site that may also have a high cultural and historical significance,and the risk of contamination.
“This process which is under way,and the plan to disturb this site and manage the artefacts,must be immediately reviewed,starting with an urgent stop-work order,” the letter said.
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“The land contains our whole cultural history ... as Wangan and Jagalingou people,we do not wish to have major sites of cultural significance recklessly destroyed and poorly managed.”
Testing to determine the artefacts'age is ongoing.
While opinions may differ among some members of Wangan and Jagalingou community about Adani's planned clearance works and support for the Carmichael project altogether,the works have been unanimously approved by Wangan and Jagalingou Traditional Owners’ Cultural Heritage Committee.