Exploration of a minor karst area in 1979-80, during investigation of the glacial chronology of Tasmania's central West Coast Range, has revealed evidence of probable human occupation in the form of burnt and split macropod bones in a small limestone cave. The cave lies beside the Nelson River 12 km east of Queenstown at an elevation of 240m. It has been suggested that this general area of inland western Tasmania was unoccupied in both prehistoric and historic times (Jones 1968. 1974). Although the Nelson River cave provides the first evidence for prehistoric man in the river valleys inland from the West Coast Range, it is hitherto unreported to an archaeological readership. This note briefly describes the site and places it in the...
Tasmania, at the south of the land-mass, experienced the Glacial Maximum as a properly cold affair. ...
The Southern Forests Archaeological Project is an investigation into the late Pleistocene prehistory...
Recent discussion on the late Pleistocene extinction of the Australian megafauna has revolved around...
Exploration of a minor karst area in 1979-80, during investigation of the glacial chronology of Tas...
A recent archaeological exploratory expedition to limestone and dolomite caves in Ihe 'Southern For...
Glacial diversion of the Nelson River into a limestone floored valley promoted karst development. Th...
The discovery of a rich archaeological occupation site in the Franklin River valley of south-west Ta...
In 1988 a research project to look at the prehistory of the Furneaux Island region was commenced, wi...
Al though the presence of Aborigines along Tasmania's western coastline has long been known, and th...
In September 1989 during archaeological test excavations in caves on King lsland Sim discovered a hu...
Man's presence in Tasmania during the Pleistocene was recently demonstrated by a radiocarbon date of...
This volume describes one piece of research into the prehistory of the Tasmanian Aboriginal people. ...
A limestone shelter cave in the Florentine Valley, south-central Tasmania, has yielded vertebrate re...
One of the significant challenges in investigating past human behaviour is the resolution of data th...
A general model is outlined showing how the prehistoric development of clothing for thermal reasons ...
Tasmania, at the south of the land-mass, experienced the Glacial Maximum as a properly cold affair. ...
The Southern Forests Archaeological Project is an investigation into the late Pleistocene prehistory...
Recent discussion on the late Pleistocene extinction of the Australian megafauna has revolved around...
Exploration of a minor karst area in 1979-80, during investigation of the glacial chronology of Tas...
A recent archaeological exploratory expedition to limestone and dolomite caves in Ihe 'Southern For...
Glacial diversion of the Nelson River into a limestone floored valley promoted karst development. Th...
The discovery of a rich archaeological occupation site in the Franklin River valley of south-west Ta...
In 1988 a research project to look at the prehistory of the Furneaux Island region was commenced, wi...
Al though the presence of Aborigines along Tasmania's western coastline has long been known, and th...
In September 1989 during archaeological test excavations in caves on King lsland Sim discovered a hu...
Man's presence in Tasmania during the Pleistocene was recently demonstrated by a radiocarbon date of...
This volume describes one piece of research into the prehistory of the Tasmanian Aboriginal people. ...
A limestone shelter cave in the Florentine Valley, south-central Tasmania, has yielded vertebrate re...
One of the significant challenges in investigating past human behaviour is the resolution of data th...
A general model is outlined showing how the prehistoric development of clothing for thermal reasons ...
Tasmania, at the south of the land-mass, experienced the Glacial Maximum as a properly cold affair. ...
The Southern Forests Archaeological Project is an investigation into the late Pleistocene prehistory...
Recent discussion on the late Pleistocene extinction of the Australian megafauna has revolved around...