The archaeology of Australia's tropical rainforests

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 251, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 150-173

  Cosgrove, Richard ^a   Field, Judith ^b   Ferrier, Åsa ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian tropical rainforest; El Ni o Southern Oscillation; Fire; Hunter gatherer; Toxic plant exploitation

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; COLONIZATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; FIRE HISTORY; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; RAINFOREST; TROPICAL FOREST;

EID: 34447092227     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2007.02.023     Document Type: Article

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