Past and present marine mammal hunting rates and abundances: dugong (Dugong dugon) evidence from Dabangai Bone Mound, Torres Strait

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 505-515

  McNiven, Ian J ^a   Bedingfield, Alice C ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dugongs; Indigenous hunting; Marine mammal hunting rates; Sustainability; Torres Strait

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; EXTINCTION; HUNTER-GATHERER; HUNTING; MARINE MAMMAL; SKELETAL REMAINS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

TORRES STRAIT;

ANIMALIA; DUGONG DUGON; MAMMALIA;

EID: 37749036593     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2007.05.006     Document Type: Article

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