Reconstructing Palaeogeography and Inter-island Visibility in the Wallacean Archipelago During the Likely Period of Sahul Colonization, 65–45 000 Years Ago

Archaeological Prospection

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 259-272

  Kealy, Shimona ^a   Louys, Julien ^a   O'Connor, Sue ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

intervisible; migration; palaeogeography; Sahul; Sunda; Wallacea

Indexed keywords

EID: 85013277193     PISSN: 10752196     EISSN: 10990763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/arp.1570     Document Type: Article

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