Edge-ground axes in Pleistocene Greater Australia
New evidence from S.E. Cape York Peninsula
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7364973 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M J Morwood, P J Trezise, Percy Trezise |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Pages | 77-90 |
| Publication date | 1989-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Queensland Archaeological Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0814-3021 • E-ISSN: 1839-339X |
| Publisher | James Cook University (PUBLISHER • AU) |
| DOI | 10.25120/qar.6.1989.138 |
| OpenAlex | W2340855477 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 38 |
| References cited | 16 |
Recent archaeological research on S.W. Cape York Peninsula indicates that edge-ground axes were in use in this region of north Australia before 32 k.y.a. Edge-grinding is one of the hallmarks of the Neolithic in Europe but the evidence now suggests that it may have been part of the technological repertoire of the earliest Aboriginal colonists in some areas of Australia-New Guinea. This paper discusses some of the implications of edge-ground artefact distribution and chronology in the region
Archaeology · Cape · Chronology · Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution · Ethnology · Geography · New guinea · Peninsula · Pleistocene · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Engineering · History · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Geology
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| Unique citing works | 38 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,06 |
| Citation span | 1990 - 2026 (37) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 38 |