4. Relocation of Previously Recorded Sites

  1. Previously Recorded Aboriginal Sites and Places
  2. Previous Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Studies
  3. Aboriginal Site Prediction Model and Implications for this Investigation
  4. Relocation of Previously Recorded Sites
  5. Areas of Archaeologically Potential/Sensitivity
  6. Discussion - Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
  7. Aboriginal Cultural Significance

The two sites recorded in the study area were subject to a field inspection on 14 June 2002 after a meeting at Monash Council (Figure 3). Andrea Murphy, Lucy Amorosi, Jeff McAlpine, Patrick Mallon and Charles Nilsen inspected these sites. Carolyn Briggs and Larry Steel were invited to accompany the inspection but were unable to attend.

AAV 7922/353 proved difficult to relocate as it had been recorded 9 years previously by Rhodes (1993) and was already dead when recorded (AAV site card). Several dead trees were located in the vicinity of the original recording, but all were substantially deteriorated through natural process. As a result, the tree could no longer be identified with any certainty (see Plates 1 and 2). The scarred tree that had been relocated to adjacent to a water feature in Valley Reserve (AAV 7922/614) has been subject to weathering and decay and will require conservation measures. This site comprises the mid-section of a scarred tree that has been cut down from Springvale Road (see Monash Region Contact History). While both sites are of low scientific significance, they should be considered as being of high cultural significance to the City of Monash, being the only sites currently identified within the municipality's boundary.

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