Ascendancy of the Tudulgal, central Torres Strait: Socio-political manipulation and domination of an archipelago polity

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Volumn 39, Issue , 2015, Pages 164-180

  McNiven, Ian J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exchange; Headhunting; Kulkalgal; Marine specialisation; Risk buffering; Socio political complexity; Tudu

Indexed keywords

EID: 84931261281     PISSN: 02784165     EISSN: 10902686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaa.2015.04.003     Document Type: Article

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