The archaeology of Australia's deserts
Smith, Mike2013
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This is the first book-length study of the archaeology of Australia's deserts. The book explores the settlement of Australia's deserts, the formation of distinctive desert societies, and the origins and development of the hunter-gatherer societies
Main title:
The archaeology of Australia's deserts / by Mike Smith
Author:
Imprint:
Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2013
Collation:
406 p. illustrations maps
Contents:
The Archaeology of Deserts: Australia in Context -- Deserts Past: A History of Ideas -- The Empty Desert: Inland Environments Prior to People -- Foundations: Moving into the Deserts -- Islands in the Interior: Last Glacial Aridity and Its Aftermath -- The `Desert Culture' Revisited: Assembling a Cultural System -- Rock Art and Place: Evolution of an Inscribed Landscape -- The Chain of Connection: Trade and Exchange across the Interior -- The Last Millennium: Archaeology and the Classic Ethnographies
ISBN:
9780521407458 (hbk)
Dewey class:
551.415 ARC
Local class:
551.415
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
14093
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Reference | 551.415 ARC | Not for loan (Set: 10 Feb 2016) |
| St Marys | Reference | 551.415 ARC | Not for loan (Set: 10 Feb 2016) |