Appendix C - Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment - Peabody Energy

Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment
North Wambo Underground Mine Modification
Wambo Site 349 (within the project area but outside the MA) and Wambo Site 350 (outside the project area)
were identified as being the area described as location 1 where a large number of artefacts were identified
along the edges of the track and down slope to the west (see additional information in Section 6.3.20 and
6.3.21 below).
6.3.5 Wambo Site 52 (AHIMS #37-5-0295)
This isolated artefact was located on a crest above a first order creek line. The artefact was a fine grained
siliceous, bifacially flaked, cobble tool approximately 5-6cm in length with 60% cortex. The site was
identified during the survey and the artefact was identified as being on the surface of the soil in an area
eroded by sheet wash. This site was within the project area but outside of the MA.
6.3.6 Wambo Site 54 (AHIMS #37-5-0297)
This artefact scatter was located on a crest above a first order creek line. There were two tuff artefacts with
no cortex, one of which had a plain platform and one was a flake fragment. The site was relocated during
the survey and the artefacts were identified as being on the surface of the soil in an erosion scour. This site
was within the project area but outside of the MA.
6.3.7 Wambo Site 55 (AHIMS #37-5-0298)
Wambo Site 55 AHIMS #37-5-0298 was identified as an artefact scatter on an east facing slope below a low
crest, 40m from a first order creek line (Plate 5). Eleven artefacts were found on an ants’ nest and along a
nearby vehicle track. This site was identified during the survey. It was a large artefact scatter located on a
gently sloping north east facing mid slope. The artefacts extended from one side of the road to the other and
included a number yellow, red and grey mudstone flakes, red and yellow silcrete flakes, and several cores.
Most of the artefacts were manufactured from mudstone or silcrete, with some tuff and quartz.
6.3.8 Wambo Site 56 (AHIMS #37-5-0299)
Wambo Site 56 AHIMS #37-5-0299 was recorded as an isolated find located on broad crest 170m from a
first order creek line (Plate 6). The single artefact was a broken quartz tool, 2-3cm in length with no cortex.
The site was not identified during the survey in August 2011.
6.3.9 Wambo Site 57 (AHIMS #37-5-0300)
Wambo Site 57 AHIMS #37-5-0300 was identified as an artefact scatter located on a crest, 120m from a first
order creek line (Plate 7). Three artefacts were found: one tuff flake measuring 2-3cm with cortical platform;
one tuff tool, 5-6cm in length with 25% cortex; and one silcrete rotated core, 9-10cm long with cortex. This
site was relocated during the survey and a number of additional artefacts were found close by. In addition, a
possible scar tree was identified down slope from the artefact scatter.
6.3.10 Wambo Site 58 (AHIMS #37-5-0301)
Wambo Site 58 AHIMS #: 37-5-0301 was originally identified as an isolated find. The single quartz flake
fragment, measuring 2-3cm in size with no cortex was relocated during the survey in August 2011. A red
silcrete flake and a yellow mudstone flake were also identified in the site area. The site was located on a
south facing slope below the spur, just above creek flats, 210m from a first order creek line (Plate 8).
6.3.11 Wambo Site 59 (AHIMS #37-5-0302)
Wambo Site 59 AHIMS #37-5-0302 was originally identified as an isolated find site being a single broken tuff
flake, 4.5cm in size with no cortex. The site was on an east facing slope located just below a fence and crest
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