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Ecology of Primitive Aboriginal Man in Australia

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Biogeography and Ecology in Australia

Part of the book series: Monographiae Biologicae ((MOBI))

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This chapter is concerned with the nature and distribution of the aboriginal peoples of Australia and sets out some of the peculiar problems faced in understanding their dispersion and status.

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  1. Curator of Anthropology, South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia

    Norman B. Tindale

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  1. Sydney, Australia

    A. Keast  & R. L. Crocker  & 

  2. Canberra, Australia

    C. S. Christian

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Tindale, N.B. (1959). Ecology of Primitive Aboriginal Man in Australia. In: Keast, A., Crocker, R.L., Christian, C.S. (eds) Biogeography and Ecology in Australia. Monographiae Biologicae. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-6295-3_3

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