Archaeologists have traditionally assumed that proportional variability in the types of
shellfish remains found in middens can directly inform arguments about prehistoric coastal …

Abstract Excavations at Mask Cave on the sacred islet of Pulu off Mabuyag in the central
west of Zenadh Kes (Torres Strait) reveal four occupational phases: Phase 1 (2900–3800 …

Excavations at Badu 19 midden on the islet of Berberass in western Torres Strait have
revealed a 4000 year antiquity for dugong hunting and finfishing, with major increases in …

A number of archaeologists have suggested that significant climatic change with
environmental and social consequences occurred between 1000 and 400 years ago in the …

The islands of Torres Strait occupy a shallow area of submerged continental shelf narrowly
separating Cape York Peninsula, Australia, from New Guinea. The human history of Torres …

Excavations at Dauan 4 on the island of Dauan in the Top Western Islands of Torres Strait
revealed a 700 year sequence created by marine specialists who ate turtle, dugong, fish and …

Many hunter-gatherer-cultivators, including Indigenous Australians, intentionally
manipulated their environments via three broad processes—inclusions (plant and animal …

The small islands of Western Torres Strait, between the large continental islands of Australia
in the south and New Guinea in the north, witnessed major cultural transformations about …

The 'Neolithic problem'refers to forager/farmer interaction in northern Australia, where
despite a shared environmental inheritance with their New Guinea neighbours, Indigenous …

Small Pacific reef islands (including atolls and sandy cays) are often precarious landscapes
for human habitation on the margins of sustainability. Formed mostly within the past 4000 …