Islands in the Interior : The Dynamics of Prehistoric Adaptations Within the Arid Zone of Australia
Peter Marius Veth
ISBN 10: 1879621061 ISBN 13: 9781879621060
Published by Berghahn Books Dez 1993, 1993
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Neuware - In this book, Veth develops a model of settlement and subsistence in the Western Desert of Australia, drawing on his own archaeological investigations, as well as ethnographic and environmental data. Building on this model, he concludes with a plausible reconstruction of the colonization of the harsh, arid interior of this continent. Seller Inventory # 9781879621060
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In this book, Veth develops a model of settlement and subsistence in the Western Desert of Australia, drawing on his own archaeological investigations, as well as ethnographic and environmental data. Building on this model, he concludes with a plausible reconstruction of the colonization of the harsh, arid interior of this continent.
About the Author:
Peter Marius Veth holds the inaugural Kimberley Foundation Ian Potter Chair in Rock Art, is a Professor of Archaeology at The University of Western Australia. Veth is a leading archaeologist who has conducted archaeological, ethnohistoric, ethnographic and maritime studies throughout Australia, Torres Strait, Maluku Province Indonesia, East Timor and Pitcairn Island.
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Title: Islands in the Interior : The Dynamics of ...
Publisher: Berghahn Books Dez 1993
Publication Date: 1993
Binding: Taschenbuch
Condition: Neu