To the islands born: The research potential of submerged landscapes and human habitation sites from the islands of NW Australia

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 411, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 251-263

  Ward, I ^a   Veth, P ^a   Manne, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; CONTINENTAL SHELF; HABITAT SELECTION; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; OCCUPATION; PLEISTOCENE; RESEARCH WORK; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

AUSTRALIA; BARROW ISLAND; DAMPIER ARCHIPELAGO; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84954339074     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP411.4     Document Type: Article

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