Late-Holocene occupation and coastal economy in Blue Mud Bay, northeast Arnhem Land: Preliminary archaeological findings

Australian Archaeology

Volumn 59, Issue , 2004, Pages 22-30

  Faulkner, Patrick ^a   Clarke, Annie ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 58149306553     PISSN: 03122417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03122417.2004.11681788     Document Type: Article

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