Absence of evidence or evidence of absence? Understanding the chronology of indigenous occupation of western New South Wales, Australia

Archaeology in Oceania

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 33-49

  Holdaway, Simon ^a   Fanning, Patricia ^b   Shiner, Justin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Australia; Chronology; Hunter gatherers; Radiocarbon

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750955886     PISSN: 07284896     EISSN: 18344453     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1834-4453.2005.tb00584.x     Document Type: Article

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