The prehistoric use of Chenopodiaceae in Australia: Evidence from Carpenter's Gap shelter 1 in the Kimberley, Australia

Vegetation History and Archaeobotany

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 179-188

  McConnell, Kathleen ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amaranthaceae; Archaeobotany; Chenopodiaceae; Holocene; Pleistocene

Indexed keywords

EID: 22444451931     PISSN: 09396314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01374006     Document Type: Article

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