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Geophysical Investigations at Carrizo Stage Stations, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California
Geophysical investigations were conducted at three Carrizo Corridor Stage Stations within the Anza Borrego Desert State Park to search for buried objects and structures associated with historic occupation of these sites. Field surveys were conducted on March 21-23, 2001 at Carrizo Creek, Palm Spring, and San Felipe Stage Station. Three geophysical techniques were employed: ground penetrating radar (GPR), electromagnetic conductivity (EM), and total magnetic field measurement (MAG).
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A Grave Responsibility to Honour Our Ancestors
Under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act, we have responsibilities and a statutory role to: (a) Take action to protect the culture and heritage of Aboriginal persons in the council’s area, subject to any other law; and (b) Promote awareness in the community of the culture and heritage of Aboriginal persons in the council’s area. This documents our way of proceeding.
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Mapping the Graves of the Mapoon Mission Cemetery, Queensland, Australia
Aboriginal people in Cape York Peninsula area of Australia have strong emotional attachment to cemeteries and the burial places of their ancestors. Often, as at Mapoon, in northern Queensland, many such places are unmarked and neglected. The graves can be difficult to identify on the ground surface, either because they were never marked, or because the grave markers have subsequently decayed, been removed or destroyed. They were discovered and mapped with GPR
