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The First Boat People.
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Australian Aboriginal Studies
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September 22, 2007| Author:
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The First Boat People Steve Webb 2006
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology Series 47), xvii+318pp, ISBN 978 0 521 85656 0
The first half of this book addresses the initial colonisation of Asia, Wallacea and Australia; the second deals with the Pleistocene human remains from Australia. The latter part is most worthwhile, reflecting the author's area of principal expertise, and occasionally it presents superb information. The two hominin finds from the Lake Eyre basin (p.161ff.), the discussion of burnt bone ...
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