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A crack in the spine : prehistory and ecology of the Jimi-Yuat valley, Papua New Guinea / editors : Paul P. Gorecki, David S. Gillieson.

By: Gorecki, Pawel P
Contributor(s): Gillieson, David Shaw | James Cook University of North Queensland. Division of Anthropology and Archaeology
Language: English Publisher: Townsville : James Cook University of North Queensland, 1989.Description: xii, 286p. : ill., maps, photos. ; 29.5cm.ISBN: 0864433468
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Book Book British Museum Africa Oceania and the Americas Open Shelves KXG [GOR-] (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available M24436
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Bibl.: p.263-286. - Contents: I, The end of prehistory. First contact in the Jimi valley / J.L. Taylor, M.J. Leahy; Trade and power in the middle Yuat / N. McDowell; II, Hunting, gathering and gardening. An ecology of the lower Jimi valley / D. Gillieson, J. Landsberg, K. Kerenga; Ethnobotany of the Jimi valley / P. Gorecki; Hunting in the lowland rainforest of the Jimi / P. Gorecki, J. Pernetta; III, Landscape processes and prehistory. Environmental change in the Jimi valley / D. Gillieson, G. Hope, J. Luly; Radio-carbon dating / J. Head, D. Gillieson; Prehistory of the Jimi valley / P. Gorecki; IV, Aspects of past lifestyles. Analysis of faunal remains from the archaeological sites / J. C. Pernetta; The potential of lithic use-wear / R. Fullagar; Marine shells from the Yuat gorge / P. Swadling, J. Anamiato; Rock art in the Wahgi-Jimi region / P. Gorecki, M. Dallas.