ABORIGINAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL GROUND SURVEY RESULTS

6.2Field methods

A brief vehicular survey was conducted of each of the study areas first, to familiarise the survey participants with the boundaries of the survey area, the location of landforms, the degree and extent of disturbance, access and general ground surface visibility.

Following this each of the survey areas were investigated on foot by the field crew. The crew split into two groups to achieve greater coverage, with each group targeting areas of improved ground visibility and minimal disturbance. In each survey unit field notes were recorded and relevant features marked on an aerial photograph and field map supplied by the City of Maribyrnong. The movements of both field teams were later recorded on the field map to assist with estimates of effective survey coverage (see Section 6.3 below).

6.3Survey Areas and Summary of Results

Survey Area	Geographic Place Mane (Suburb)	Ground Surface Visibility	Ground conditions	Previously Recorded Sites	Newly Recorded Sites
1.Length of Stony Creek which extends inside study area (south-west of Sunshine Road, Tottenham, to West Gate Freeway, Yarraville)	Tottenham, West Footscray and Yarraville	0-5% ground surface visibility along investigated sections of Stony Creek	Heavily disturbed. No areas identified as being of potential Aboriginal archaeological sensitivity.	Nil	Nil
2.Maribyrnong River valley from west end of Burke Street, Braybrook, to Cordite Road, Maidstone.	Braybrook and Maidstone	0-20% on flood plains and alluvial terraces. 5-20% on hill slopes. 5-20% on rim of escarpment.	Flood plains and terraces partially landscaped. Hill slopes relatively intact yet eroded. Rim of escarpment usually highly disturbed.	Two isolated artefacts ADI 2-Maribyrnong (AAV7822/524) ADI 3- Maribyrnong (AAV7822/525)	Six surface artefact scatters Maribyrnong River SAS 1-6 AAV7822/ 1091-1096-
3. Pipemakers Park and Footscray ADI Munitions Factory grounds	Footscray	0-5% on flood plain and alluvial terrace.	Highly disturbed. Major landscape alteration to ADI grounds and extensive landscaping to river frontage of LMW.	One isolated artefact AAV7822/523	Nil
4. Footscray Park and Newell’s Paddock	Footscray	0-5% on flood plain and alluvial terrace	Extensively landscaped.	Nil	Nil
5. Remnant native vegetation between Londrew Crt and Raleigh Road, Maribyrnong	Maribyrnong	0-5%	Highly disturbed	Nil	Nil
6. Remnant native vegetation between Bunbury Street and Youell Street, Footscray	Footscray	0-5%	Highly disturbed	Nil	Nil
Sandford Grove Park, Yarraville	Yarraville	0-5%	Highly disturbed but one remnant red gum still present	Nil	Nil