Cultural versus natural explanations for lacunae in Aboriginal occupation deposits in northern Australia

Quaternary International

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 61-70

  O'Connor, Susan ^a   Veth, Peter ^b   Barham, Anthony ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CULTURAL CHANGE; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; HUMAN SETTLEMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0032846462     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1040-6182(98)00072-X     Document Type: Article

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