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An Archaeological Review of Western New Guinea

Date

Authors

Wright, Duncan

Denham, Tim

Shine, Denis

Donohue, Mark

Publisher

Springer New York LLC

Abstract

Western New Guinea constitutes a frontier zone physically, politically, culturally and conceptually between Island Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Despite this pivotal position, archaeological information for the region is scarce due to limited investigat

Keywords

Keywords: archaeological evidence; archaeology; rock art; Indonesia; Melanesia; Papua [(PRV) Indonesia]; West Papua Archaeology; Island Southeast Asia; Melanesia; Rock art; Western New Guinea (West Papua, Irian Jaya)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/54958

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Journal of World Prehistory

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1007/s10963-013-9063-8

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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