The prehistory of Aboriginal landuse on the upper Flinders River, North Queensland Highlands

Dados Bibliográficos

ID3066643
AutoresM J Morwood
Ano1990
Volume7
Páginas3-56
Data de publicação1990-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoQueensland Archaeological Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0814-3021 • E-ISSN: 1839-339X
EditoraJames Cook University (PUBLISHER • AU)
DOI10.25120/qar.7.1990.126
OpenAlexW2341430031
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas13
Referências citadas24

A general theme in Australian prehistory is the development of the distinctive social, economic and technological systems observed in recent Aboriginal societies. Research has demonstrated significant change in the Australian archaeological sequence and general trends of such are shared by numerous regions. Most that have been investigated indicate low density occupation during the Pleistocene and early Holocene with significant increases in site numbers, increased artefact discard rates and dissemination of new technologies and artefact types in mid-to-late Holocene times (e.g. Lourandos 1985). On the other hand, each region has a unique prehistory, range of material evidence and research potential. Our knowledge of Holocene developments in aboriginal subsistence systems, for instance, is largely based upon the history of cycad exploitation in the central Queensland Highlands (Beaton 1982), the appearance of seed grindstones in arid and semi-arid zones (Smith 1986) and evidence for increased emphasis on small-bodied animals in N.E. New South Wales and S.E. Queensland (McBryde 1977:233; Morwood 1987:347

Agriculture · Archaeology · Arid · Biology · Geography · Holocene · Hunter-gatherer · Pleistocene · Prehistory · Range (aeronautics · Subsistence agriculture · Evolution and Paleontology Studies · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · History · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Ecology