O'Connor
Biographic Data
| ID | 4534158 |
|---|---|
| NAME | O'Connor |
| FAMILY NAME | O'Connor |
| SIGNATURE | CONNOR O |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 98 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1940 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Are osseous artefacts a window to perishable material culture? Implications of an unusually complex bone tool from the Late Pleistocene of East Timor
Bones of Contention: Reply to Walshe
A recent critique by Walshe of taphonomic analyses made at three key arid zone sites is addressed. We defend our position that the extreme reduction of bone elements in these sites during the Holocene is most likely the product of Aboriginal behaviours rather than natural processes. We argue that the Tasmanian Devil, Sarcophilus , is not implicated in the reduction of bone; indeed there is no convincing evidence that Devils were even present in t…
The morphology, function and antiquity of Australian grinding implements
This paper critiques a number of core assumptions about the age, form and function of grinding implements from Australia. Distinctions which have been drawn between so‐called amorphous versus formal grindstones and their associated functions are questioned given the effects of low sample size in earlier assemblages, me general lack of independent studies of grindstone function and the need to consider more thoroughly the use‐life cycles of this c…
Sociology
Are osseous artefacts a window to perishable material culture? Implications of an unusually complex bone tool from the Late Pleistocene of East Timor
The morphology, function and antiquity of Australian grinding implements
This paper critiques a number of core assumptions about the age, form and function of grinding implements from Australia. Distinctions which have been drawn between so‐called amorphous versus formal grindstones and their associated functions are questioned given the effects of low sample size in earlier assemblages, me general lack of independent studies of grindstone function and the need to consider more thoroughly the use‐life cycles of this c…
Bones of Contention: Reply to Walshe
A recent critique by Walshe of taphonomic analyses made at three key arid zone sites is addressed. We defend our position that the extreme reduction of bone elements in these sites during the Holocene is most likely the product of Aboriginal behaviours rather than natural processes. We argue that the Tasmanian Devil, Sarcophilus , is not implicated in the reduction of bone; indeed there is no convincing evidence that Devils were even present in t…
Sociology
The morphology, function and antiquity of Australian grinding implements
This paper critiques a number of core assumptions about the age, form and function of grinding implements from Australia. Distinctions which have been drawn between so‐called amorphous versus formal grindstones and their associated functions are questioned given the effects of low sample size in earlier assemblages, me general lack of independent studies of grindstone function and the need to consider more thoroughly the use‐life cycles of this c…
Bones of Contention: Reply to Walshe
A recent critique by Walshe of taphonomic analyses made at three key arid zone sites is addressed. We defend our position that the extreme reduction of bone elements in these sites during the Holocene is most likely the product of Aboriginal behaviours rather than natural processes. We argue that the Tasmanian Devil, Sarcophilus , is not implicated in the reduction of bone; indeed there is no convincing evidence that Devils were even present in t…
Are osseous artefacts a window to perishable material culture? Implications of an unusually complex bone tool from the Late Pleistocene of East Timor
Archaeology (3 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (3 works) · Geology (2 works) · Paleontology (2 works) · Pleistocene (2 works) · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (1 works) · Assemblage (archaeology (1 works) · Bedrock (1 works)