Karta

Also known as: Kangaroo Island

8,000–4,500 BC: Karta, on Kangaroo Island, South Australia, contains the Kartan industry, one of Australia's earliest known large-stone-tool production sites. Archaeologists have excavated tens of thousands of exceptionally large stone flakes and blades, some exceeding 30cm in length, representing continuous Pleistocene-era occupation when lower sea levels connected the island to the mainland [1][2].

TypeCity/town/settlement
Period< 4500 BC
CountryAustralia
Coordinates35.8332° S, 137.2500° E

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