Midden variability in the coastal portion of the Kakadu region

Hiscock, Peter; Mowat, Fiona

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Midden variability in the coastal portion of the Kakadu region

Date

1993

Authors

Hiscock, Peter

Mowat, Fiona

Abstract

[Introduction]:....This paper provides an initial record of the complex archaeological patterns on the wetlands by focusing on examples of dramatic inter-site variation in midden composition. The purpose of the paper is to document the diversity of middens which exist in the Kakadu region.