Islands in the interior
A model for the colonization of Australia's arid zone
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6038335 |
|---|---|
| Authors | P Veth (0000-0002-1717-6390, Department of Archaeology University of Western Australia Nedlands WA 6009, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 81-92 |
| Publication date | 1989-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeology in Oceania/Archæology & physical anthropology in Oceania (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0728-4896 • E-ISSN: 1834-4453 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/j.1834-4453.1989.tb00217.x |
| OpenAlex | W2118980917 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 96 |
| References cited | 36 |
A colonization model is proposed to explain the timing of human occupation in different regions of the arid zone and the reasons for inferred demographic changes through time. A biogeographic approach views changes in human economy and technology against the backdrop of climatic oscillations of the last 40,000 years. This model stands in strong contrast to that of the ‘conservative desert culture’ proposed by Gould, which has become untenable as data from arid zone excavations are increasingly argued to reflect significant changes in human economy, technology and demography through time. The results of regional survey and excavation from the Pilbara and sandy deserts of north‐west Australia, from central Australia, the Flinders Ranges and adjacent dunefields and from semi‐arid Queensland suggest that the occupation of the arid zone from the late Pleistocene on is likely to have been a highly dynamic process. The notion of a stable human adaptation to the diverse landforms and environments of the arid zone finds little support in the archaeological record
Archaeology · Arid · Biology · Colonization · Desert climate · Excavation · Geography · Holocene · Landform · Last Glacial Maximum · Pleistocene · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Ecology · Geology · Paleontology
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