Aboriginal settlement during the LGM at Brockman, Pilbara region, Western Australia

Archaeology in Oceania

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 32-39

  Slack, Michael ^a   Fillios, Melanie ^a   Fullagar, Richard ^a  

^a Scarp Archaeology   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brockman; Excavations; LGM; Pilbara; Refuge

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649840606     PISSN: 07284896     EISSN: 18344453     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1834-4453.2009.tb00066.x     Document Type: Article

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