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The changing abundance of backed artefacts in south-eastern Australia: a response to Holocene climate change?

Attenbrow, Val; Robertson, Gail; Hiscock, Peter

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The timing of the introduction, proliferation and decline of backed artefacts in Australia has been much debated. In south-eastern Australia, after initially appearing at least 8500 years ago, backed artefacts greatly increased in number between 4000 and

dc.contributor.authorAttenbrow, Val
dc.contributor.authorRobertson, Gail
dc.contributor.authorHiscock, Peter
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-10T22:30:57Z
dc.identifier.issn0305-4403
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/55314
dc.description.abstractThe timing of the introduction, proliferation and decline of backed artefacts in Australia has been much debated. In south-eastern Australia, after initially appearing at least 8500 years ago, backed artefacts greatly increased in number between 4000 and
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.sourceJournal of Archaeological Science
dc.subjectKeywords: archaeological evidence; artifact; climate change; climate conditions; El Nino-Southern Oscillation; Holocene; paleoclimate; Australasia; Australia; New South Wales; Sydney Basin Backed artefacts; Climate change; El Niño; ENSO; Microliths; Residues; Use-wear
dc.titleThe changing abundance of backed artefacts in south-eastern Australia: a response to Holocene climate change?
dc.typeJournal article
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.citationvolume36
dc.date.issued2009
local.identifier.absfor210104 - Archaeology of Australia (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)
local.identifier.ariespublicationu3923986xPUB325
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationAttenbrow, Val, Australian Museum
local.contributor.affiliationRobertson, Gail, College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationHiscock, Peter, College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANU
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage2765
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage2770
local.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jas.2009.08.018
dc.date.updated2016-02-24T10:20:48Z
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-70349784910
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