Lambrides, Ariana B.J., Ditchfield, Kane, Ulm, Sean, and Veth, Peter (2024) A Moving Feast: Australia’s Coastal and Island Archaeological Record. In: Fitzpatrick, Scott M., and Erlandson, Jon M., (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Island and Coastal Archaeology. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. (In Press)

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Abstract

Engagement with coastal and marine landscapes was crucial in the sociocultural transformation of people as they moved into Australia during the Pleistocene. While the earliest evidence for Aboriginal interaction with coastlines and islands was drowned by postglacial sea-level rise, ongoing research programs are documenting a rich narrative of coastal occupational resilience, in concert with fluctuating sea levels. Direct evidence for Aboriginal use of coastal environments now extend to 50,000 years ago. By the middle Holocene, archaeological evidence for coastal and island occupation appears to proliferate around the continent, which is likely associated with the emergence of maritime specialist economies. As the largest island continent settled by modern people with maritime capabilities and coastal adaptations, we anticipate that future work will continue to contribute to dialogues about the emergence of island societies globally.

Item ID:	82378
Item Type:	Book Chapter (Research - B1)
ISBN:	9780197607992
Keywords:	islandization, occupational resilience, marine resource, maritime specialist economy, seascape
Copyright Information:	© Oxford University Press
Funders:	Australian Research Council (ARC)
Projects and Grants:	ARC DE210101087, ARC CE170100015, ARC DP130100802
Date Deposited:	05 Mar 2024 23:22
FoR Codes:	43 HISTORY, HERITAGE AND ARCHAEOLOGY > 4301 Archaeology > 430101 Archaeological science @ 50% 45 INDIGENOUS STUDIES > 4501 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, language and history > 450101 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander archaeology @ 50%
SEO Codes:	21 INDIGENOUS > 2104 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage and culture > 210402 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander connection to land and environment @ 50% 21 INDIGENOUS > 2104 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage and culture > 210405 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander places of significance @ 50%
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