BROAD-SPECTRUM DIETS IN ARID AUSTRALIA

Authors
EDWARDS DA OCONNELL JF
Citation
Da. Edwards et Jf. Oconnell, BROAD-SPECTRUM DIETS IN ARID AUSTRALIA, Antiquity, 69(265), 1995, pp. 769-783
Citations number
121
Categorie Soggetti
Archaeology,Archaeology
Journal title
Antiquity → ACNP
ISSN journal
0003598X
Volume
69
Issue
265
Year of publication
1995
Pages
769 - 783
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-598X(1995)69:265<769:BDIAA>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
A characteristic feature of human subsistence as the last glaciation e nded was the turn towards new food sources, in a 'broad spectrum' tran sformation. Australia took an unusual course, and the trajectory in it s arid zone is especially striking. What were the broad spectrum diets in arid Australia? Why did they arise so late? Did they arise late?