Widden Creek Aboriginal Artefact Community Display
Upper Hunter
About Widden Creek Aboriginal Artefact Community Display
During the 2009 upgrade of the Widden Creek Bridge, an Aboriginal cultural site was discovered within the work zone. To safeguard the area and its cultural significance, an Aboriginal Heritage Impact Permit was obtained and archaeological works were undertaken in accordance with NSW Office of Environment and Heritage guidelines. The salvage program, carried out in four phases, involved collecting artefacts from the surface, excavation pits, spoil heaps, and an undisturbed soil pedestal. Approximately 3,000 stone artefacts and fragments were recovered. Most were crafted from locally sourced mudstone, with smaller numbers made from chert, quartz, tuff, basalt, chalcedony, siltstone, and petrified wood. A specially selected group of 128 artefacts now forms the Widden Creek Bridge Aboriginal ...
Widden Creek Aboriginal Artefact Community Display
Upper Hunter, New South Wales
60-82 Bridge Street, Upper Hunter, Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia, 2333
During the 2009 upgrade of the Widden Creek Bridge, an Aboriginal cultural site was discovered within the work zone.
Widden Creek Aboriginal Artefact Community Display
60-82 Bridge Street, Upper Hunter, Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia, 2333
rado@artsupperhunter.com.au
0409 382 509-
www.creativevalleys.com.au
