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the north of the subject area and the 8Yamba9 heritage item9s curtilage. This railway line has been removed,
but the embankment, alignment and culverts associated with this line are still visible in the landscape.
The area surrounding the heritage items were used for farming outbuildings and also cropping/agriculture.
The outbuildings associated with these items were located outside the subject area, with only the southern
outbuilding of the 8Yamba9 item located near to the subject area. As historical aerial imagery has shown, the
areas of the heritage item curtilages which are within the subject area were previously used for cultivation
and were regularly ploughed and disturbed. The southern area of the subject area was also either
cultivated, previously uncleared, or has been subsequently developed by the construction of roads, housing
subdivisions or cleared in preparation for subdevelopment. This level of physical disturbance within the
subject area severely reduces the potential for any subsurface deposits to have remained intact.
The Historical context section and analysis of the available historical evidence shows that the majority of
the subject area consisted of agricultural land. Due to the historical use of the subject area, any potential
sub-surface deposit types are likely to consist of artefacts related to small scale agriculture in the 20th
Century. Earlier historical phases are unlikely to be represented, and deposits from phase 4 are likely to
consists of materials related to recreational activities. Any such deposits would not provide evidence of
information which would be important for research, or not available from other sources. It is considered
that there is a very low potential for archaeological deposits to be present.
3.3 Summary of Physical Analysis
The analysis of physical evidence within the subject area determined the following:
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That there is a very low chance of encountering archaeological deposits within the subject area,
That the heritage item 8Yamba9 is largely intact, although much of the original outbuildings9 fabric
has been removed,
That the heritage item 8Rheinbergers Hill9 has suffered a severe reduction in original fabric, and the
setting and context of this item has been severely compromised by removal of vegetation and
impingement on this item9s curtilage,
That the subject area consists of former agricultural lands which are currently under development,
being used for recreational purposes, or which are laying fallow.
