A terminal Pleistocene open site on the Hawkesbury River,: Pitt Town, New South Wales

Australian Archaeology

Volumn 74, Issue , 2012, Pages 85-97

  Williams, Alan N ^a,b   Mitchell, Peter ^c   Wright, Richard V S ^d   Toms, Phillip S ^e  

^a Archaeological and Heritage Management Solutions Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Groundtruth Consulting   (Australia)

^d University of Gloucestershire ^*  (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84862600391     PISSN: 03122417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03122417.2012.11681937     Document Type: Article

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