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Lithics in the land of the lightning brothers : the archaeology of Wardaman Country, Northern Territory /
This monograph reports on 15,000 years of technological and social change in a region of northern Australia located on the edge of the semi-arid zone amidst mesas, deep gorges and dry basalt plains. It is a region best known for its spectacular rock art, and more particularly the striped anthropomor...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Canberra, A.C.T. :
ANU E Press,
[2007]
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| Colección: | Terra Australis ;
25. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Defining Research Questions in Northern Australian Lithic Studies
- Modelling Optimality in Subsistence and Technology
- Procedures for Lithic Analysis
- Wardaman Country: Physiography and Climate Change
- The Sites: Nimji, Garnawala 2, Gordolya and Jagoliya
- Reduction Sequences: Artefact Form and Manufacturing Technology in Wardaman Country
- Change and Continuity in Stone Artefact Manufacture
- Wardaman Country in Broader Context: A New Look at North Australian Prehistory
- References
- Appendixes. Attributes recorded on stone artefacts
- Descriptions of excavated materials from Nimji
- Descriptions of excavated materials from Garnawala 2
- Descriptions of excavated materials from Jagoliya
- Descriptions of excavated materials from Gordolya.