Differential Australian cave and rockshelter use during the Pleistocene and Holocene

Sacred Darkness: A global perspective on the ritual use of caves

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 135-148

  Taçon, Paul S C ^a   Brennan, Wayne ^b   Kelleher, Matthew ^c   Pross, Dave ^d  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Burramoko Archaeological Services   (Australia)

^c KN Consulting   (Australia)

^d Amaroo Aboriginal College   (Australia)

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