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A taphonomic analysis of the vertebrate material from Allen's Cave : implications for Australian arid zone archaeology / Keryn A. Walshe.

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Field name	Details
Author	Walshe, Keryn A. (author.)
Title	A taphonomic analysis of the vertebrate material from Allen's Cave : implications for Australian arid zone archaeology / Keryn A. Walshe.
Publisher and/or associated date/s	1994.
Description	2 volumes [xv, 314, [19]] leaves : illustrations, maps ; 30 cm.
Note	MS 3642.
Dissertation	Thesis (Ph. D.)--Australian National University.
Bibliography	Bibliography: leaves 281-314.
Summary	Taphonomic analysis identifying the subsistence and occupation patterns in the Allen's Cave site, SA; description of site and stratigraphy; development of taphonomy in Australia; review of methodology and its application to the Allen's cave collection; effects of animal scavengers and predators; humans affects on deposition and bone modification; subsistence patterns and the potential of non-cultural bone to reflect on human behaviour; interpretation of the Allen's Cave faunal material and its wider implications for taphonomic analysis and arid zone archaeology - occupation and colonisation models (Bowdler and Veth) discussed.
Call number	Smith/M 266

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Barcode	Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Status	Due Date
A00834521	Smith/M 266	Mike Smith Deserts Collection		. Available to Museum Staff .