Distinguishing middens and cheniers: a case study from the southern Kimberley, W.A

A common phenomenon in northern Australia is the geographically overlapping occurrence of Aboriginal shell mounds or middens, and cheniers. Cheniers are tropical coastal landforms comprising shell or shelly‐sand ridges, developed on wetlands which are referred to as chenier plains. Chenier plains ar...

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Published in:	Archaeology in Oceania Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 16 - 28
Main Authors:	O'CONNOR, SUE, SULLIVAN, MARJORIE
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sydney University of Sydney 01-04-1994
Subjects:	Excavation and methods Field method Methodology and general studies Prehistory and protohistory Topography, excavation and recording Australia Oceania Site Geomorphology Shellfish Geology Anthropism Ethnology Ecology Midden
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