Berberass: Marine resource specialisation and environmental change in Torres Strait during the past 4000 years

Joe Crouch; Ian J. McNiven; Bruno David; Cassandra Rowe; Marshall Weisler

doi:10.1002/j.1834-4453.2007.tb00016.x

Berberass: Marine resource specialisation and environmental change in Torres Strait during the past 4000 years

Joe Crouch^*, Ian J. McNiven, Bruno David, Cassandra Rowe, Marshall Weisler

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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 intensities of site and regional land use and marine exploitation after 2600 years ago. We model the nature of late Holocene coastal resource specialisation and intensification in relation to changing demography and marine resource availability.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	49-64
Number of pages	16
Journal	Archaeology in Oceania
Volume	42
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1834-4453.2007.tb00016.x
Publication status	Published - 2007
Externally published	Yes

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