Appendix C - Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment - Peabody Energy

Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment
North Wambo Underground Mine Modification
and just above a dam which was 80m from a first order creek line (Plate 9). An isolated red silcrete flake
was identified at the site area but the broken tuff flake was not found.
6.3.12 Wambo Site 60 (AHIMS #37-5-0303)
Wambo Site 60 AHIMS #37-5-0303 was located in grassy gully, just upstream of a dam, in a first order creek
line (Plate 10). Three artefacts were found, being: one quartz broken flake measuring 2-3cm with no cortex;
one silcrete flake, 2-3cm long, faceted platform with no cortex; one silcrete core, measuring 5-6cm with 20%
cortex. During ground truthing, a number of red, yellow and grey silcrete flakes, a cream tuff core and yellow
and red mudstone flakes were identified on the eroded surface along the ephemeral drainage line.
6.3.13 Wambo Site 61 (AHIMS #37-5-0304)
Wambo Site 61 AHIMS #37-5-0304 was originally identified as an artefact scatter located on a grassy track,
50m upslope from a first order creek line (Plate 11). Three artefacts were identified, being: one broken flake
2-3cm in length with no cortex and plain platform; one flake, 4-5cm long, plain platform and 20% cortex; and
one tool, 7-8cm long and 10% cortex. Only one artefact was located in this area during the ground truth
survey, being a grey tuff core.
6.3.14 Wambo Site 98a (AHIMS #37-5-0186)
Wambo Site 98a AHIMS #37-5-0186 was described as an artefact scatter composed of six artefacts on a
formed but disused access track. During ground truthing, a number of artefacts were identified including one
tuff reduced core, two yellow mudstone flakes, on grey silcrete flake, and two tuff flakes. The site was
located along the disused access track as described but artefacts were also found a little further down slope
toward the south bank of North Wambo Creek. The artefacts were all generally found on surfaces where
erosion had exposed the B horizon soils and visibility was limited by grasses and leaf litter. This site was
within the project area but outside of the MA.
6.3.15 Wambo Site 98b (AHIMS #37-5-0187)
Wambo Site 98b AHIMS #37-5-0187 was described as artefact scatter situated on the same disused access
road as Wambo Site 98a. The site, as originally recorded, consisted of nine artefacts recorded over a
distance of approximately 50 m. When ground truthed, seven artefacts were identified, including three tuff
flakes, two mudstone flakes, one quartz flake and one grey silcrete core. As with Site 98a, the artefacts
were situated in areas of exposed B horizon soil (Plate 12).
6.3.16 Wambo Site 333 (HV 52; AHIMS #37-5-0273)
This artefact scatter was situated on a gentle slope in a grassed paddock on a stock trail near to a dam
(Plate 13). One artefact was relocated during the survey.
6.3.17 Wambo Site 338 (AS G)
This artefact scatter site was located on the northern side of an access track. The artefacts were associated
with an erosion scour that had formed on the edge of the track (Plate 14). The artefacts were predominantly
mudstone and silcrete.
6.3.18 Wambo Site 347 (AS H)
Wambo Site 347 was located on a small crest of a hill and extended across a dirt access track. The artefact
scatter comprised a number of mudstone and silcrete flakes, an elouera and a red mudstone core. This site
was within the project area but outside of the MA.
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