The Oxford handbook of the archaeology of indigenous Australia and New Guinea / edited by Ian J. McNiven and Bruno David.
| Other author | McNiven, Ian J. |
| Other author | David, Bruno, 1962- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Oxford University Press, 2023. |
| Description | xiv, 1151 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Handbooks Online Archaeology 2021 |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Handbooks Online Archaeology |
| Subjects |
| Series | Oxford handbooks series |
| Abstract | "Abstract: 65,000 years ago, modern humans arrived in Australia, having navigated more than 100 km of sea crossing from southeast Asia. Since then, the large continental islands of Australia and New Guinea, together with smaller islands in between, have been connected by land bridges and severed again as sea levels fell and rose. Along with these fluctuations came changes in the terrestrial and marine environments of both land masses. The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Indigenous Australia and New Guinea reviews and assembles the latest findings and ideas on the archaeology of the Australia-New Guinea region, the world's largest island-continent. In 42 new chapters written by 77 contributors, it presents and explores the archaeological evidence to weave stories of colonisation; megafaunal extinctions; In"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023033884 |
| ISBN | 9780190095611 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |