Appendix K Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment Insite Heritage Pty Ltd PO Box 98 Wangi Wangi NSW 2267 Ph/Fax 02 4975 5818 [email protected] Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment Report for the Continuation of Boggabri Coal Mine Report to: Hansen Bailey Pty Ltd 17th June 2010 Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment Report for the Continuation of Boggabri Coal Mine Project Coordinators Insite Heritage A Besant Hansen Bailey B Eastwood Our Reference ACHIAR_IBC_FINAL_17.6.2010 Date 17th June 2010 Insite Heritage Pty Ltd PO Box 98 Wangi Wangi NSW 2267 Ph/Fax 02 4975 5818 [email protected] Table of Contents LIST OF FIGURES ........................................................................................................................ 5 LIST OF TABLES .......................................................................................................................... 5 LIST OF PLATES .......................................................................................................................... 5 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................... 6 1.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 8 1.1 BACKGROUND ................................................................................................................. 8 1.2 LOCATION ....................................................................................................................... 8 1.3 PROJECT DETAILS ........................................................................................................... 8 1.4 STUDY AREA DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................. 9 1.5 COMMUNITY CONSULTATION .......................................................................................... 12 1.6 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT ........................................................................................... 16 1.6.1 Elevation ................................................................................................................. 16 1.6.2 Geology & Soils ...................................................................................................... 16 1.6.3 Rainfall & Soils ....................................................................................................... 16 1.6.4 Vegetation .............................................................................................................. 17 2.0 ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT ................................................................................... 18 2.1 REGIONAL INDIGENOUS ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT ...................................................... 18 2.2 AHIMS SEARCH ........................................................................................................... 19 2.3 LOCAL INDIGENOUS ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT ........................................................... 23 2.3.1 General Assessments ............................................................................................ 23 2.3.2 ARAS (2007) Salvage ............................................................................................ 26 2.3.3 Site Status .............................................................................................................. 27 2.3.4 ARAS Conclusion ................................................................................................... 29 2.3.5 Discussion .............................................................................................................. 30 2.4 PREDICTIVE MODEL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL POTENTIAL .................................................... 30 3.0 ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY ..................................................................................... 33 3.1 SURVEY OBJECTIVE ...................................................................................................... 33 3.2 SURVEY DETAILS .......................................................................................................... 33 3.2.1 Recording Parameters ........................................................................................... 33 3.3 SURVEY RESULTS ......................................................................................................... 37 3.3.1 Visibility ................................................................................................................... 37 3.3.2 Sites Recorded ....................................................................................................... 40 4.0 DISCUSSION & INTERPRETATION ............................................................................. 50 4.1 SPATIAL PATTERNING .................................................................................................... 50 4.1.1 Namoi River Plain ................................................................................................... 50 4.1.2 Baan Baa Ranges .................................................................................................. 54 4.1.3 Lower Slope Drainage Area ................................................................................... 55 4.1.4 Leard State Forest .................................................................................................. 55 4.2 LITHIC ITEMS ................................................................................................................. 59 4.3 GRINDING GROOVES ..................................................................................................... 62 4.4 SCARRED TREES .......................................................................................................... 63 4.5 STUDY AREA INTERPRETATION ...................................................................................... 64 4.6 COMPARISON OF SURVEY DATA WITH ARAS 2005 & 2007 ............................................. 65 5.0 LEGISLATION ................................................................................................................ 67 5.1 COMMONWEALTH .......................................................................................................... 67 5.2 STATE .......................................................................................................................... 68 6.0 SIGNIFICANCE OF IDENTIFIED SITES ........................................................................ 71 6.1 SIGNIFICANCE CRITERIA ................................................................................................ 71 6.2 SIGNIFICANCE ASSESSMENT .......................................................................................... 72 6.3 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE ....................................................................................... 73 Insite Heritage Pty Ltd ACHIAR_IBC_FINAL_17.6.2010 3 7.0 MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS ....................................................................... 75 7.1 DISCUSSION ................................................................................................................. 75 7.2 MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................... 76 8.0 GLOSSARY .................................................................................................................... 78 9.0 REFERENCES ................................................................................................................ 82 APPENDIX A – COMMUNITY CONSULTATION LOG .............................................................. 84 APPENDIX B – PROJECT ADVERTISEMENTS ........................................................................ 87 APPENDIX C – COMMUNITY REGISTRATIONS & RESPONSES TO THE SURVEY METHODOLOGY ......................................................................................................................... 90 APPENDIX D – TRANSECT DETAILS ..................................................................................... 101 APPENDIX E – RECORDED SITE DETAILS ........................................................................... 112 APPENDIX F – ARTEFACT DETAILS ...................................................................................... 120 APPENDIX G – COMMUNITY REPORT REVIEWS ................................................................. 136 APPENDIX H – AHIMS SITE REGISTRATION DETAILS ........................................................ 148 Insite Heritage Pty Ltd ACHIAR_IBC_FINAL_17.6.2010 4 List of Figures FIGURE 1 STUDY AREA LOCATION MAP ....................................................................................... 10 FIGURE 2 PROJECT BOUNDARY .................................................................................................. 11 FIGURE 3 LOCATION OF RECORDED ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES IN PROXIMITY TO THE PROJECT BOUNDARY ....................................................................................................................... 22 FIGURE 4 LANDFORM UNITS ....................................................................................................... 35 FIGURE 5 CURRENT STUDY AREA AND AREAS COVERED BY PREVIOUS SURVEYS ......................... 36 FIGURE 6 TRANSECT LOCATIONS - LEARD STATE FOREST ............................................................ 41 FIGURE 7 LOCATION OF SURVEY TRANSECTS - HAUL ROAD T1 & 2 LOWER DRAINAGE AREA T3-13 PLAIN AND T14 -18 BAAN BAA RANGES (BASE AREAL COURTESY GSS ENVIRONMENTAL) ..... 42 FIGURE