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Hunter Hill, Hunter Island : archaeological investigations of a prehistoric Tasmanian site

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  • Other Name

    Terra Australis, No.8 (Series)

  • Description

    "This monograph is the first detailed excavation report published in the field of Tasmanian prehistory. It initiates a series to appear in Terra Australis which will set up a major data base, allowing independent analysis of the evolution of the way of life of one of the most fascinating groups of hunting and gathering peoples to survive into the modern era."--foreword.

  • Place
  • Other Id

    GN875.T37 BOW (Library of Congress Call Number)

    91470 (Cat ID)

    91276 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

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Catalogue

  • Object Type
  • Name/Title
    Hunter Hill, Hunter Island : archaeological investigations of a prehistoric Tasmanian site
  • Other Name

    Terra Australis, No.8 (Series)

  • Primary Maker
  • Contributor/Publisher
    Dept. of Prehistory, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University
  • Place
  • Date
    1984
  • Physical Description

    xv, 148 pages : illustrations, maps ; 30 cm

  • ISBN/ISSN
    0867844876
    9780867844870
  • Language
    English
  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
  • Member Object

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  • Subject Category
  • Content
    Foreword -- preface -- acknowledgments -- background -- Cave Bay cave: excavation, stratigraphy and chronology -- Cave Bay cave: vertebrate faunal remains -- Cave Bay cave: invertebrate faunal remains -- Cave Bay Cave: typology and technology -- Hunter Island: environmental history -- Hunter Hill, Hunter Island -- bibliography
  • Public Access Text

    [Keywords: Excavations (Archaeology)--Australia--Hunter Island (Tasmania); Tasmania]

    Includes bibliographical references (pages 142-148)

  • Subject Notes
    Sandra Bowdler is the Foundation Chair of Prehistory at the University of Western Australia.
  • Collection Type
    General Collection
  • Copyright
    All rights reserved
  • Last Update
    19 Dec 2023

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