Aboriginal resources change through time in New England upland wetlands, South-East Australia

Archaeology in Oceania

Volumn 50, Issue , 2015, Pages 47-57

  Beck, Wendy ^a   Haworth, Robert ^a   Appleton, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ceremonies; Intermittent wetlands; Lagoons; New England; Upland wetlands; Waterbirds

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012960909     PISSN: 07284896     EISSN: 18344453     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/arco.5048     Document Type: Article

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