Berberass: Marine resource specialisation and environmental change in Torres Strait during the past 4000 years

Archaeology in Oceania

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 49-64

  Crouch, Joe ^a   McNiven, Ian J ^a   David, Bruno ^a   Rowe, Cassandra ^b   Weisler, Marshall ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dugong hunting; Marine specialisation; Torres Strait Islanders

Indexed keywords

EID: 36348985130     PISSN: 07284896     EISSN: 18344453     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1834-4453.2007.tb00016.x     Document Type: Article

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