Radiocarbon dates from the top end: A cultural chronology for the Northern Territory coastal plains

Australian Aboriginal Studies

Volumn , Issue 1, 2009, Pages 54-76

  Brockwell, Sally ^a   Faulkner, Patrick ^b   Bourke, Patricia ^c   Clarke, Anne ^d   Crassweller, Christine ^e   Guse, Daryl ^a   Meehan, Betty ^a   Sim, Robin ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Heritage Branch Northern Territory Government   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 77950178591     PISSN: 07294352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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