What happened in torres strait 400 years ago? Ritual transformations in an island seascape

Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 123-143

  David, Bruno ^a   Badulgal, Mura ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dugong bone mounds; Ritual sites; Syrinx aruanus, seascapes; Torres Strait

Indexed keywords

EID: 36348963789     PISSN: 15564894     EISSN: 15561828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15564890600870828     Document Type: Article

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