The Middle and Early Upper Pleistocene Stone Industries at the Dry Creek Archaeological Sites Near Keilor, Australia
| Main Author: | Gallus, A. |
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| Format: | Article Journal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
| Terbitan: |
, 1976
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/6372328 |
Daftar Isi:
- The first to recognize the human character of lithic finds from the bed of Dry Creek was C. S. Walker, an amateur collector from Altona, during the 1940's. He showed his collection to Dr. Leonhard Adam (Elistory Department, University of Melbourne), who expressed particular interest in the large, heavy implements. He termed these "Gigantoliths", and intended publishing a selection, but was discouraged from doing so by colleagues who advised that the specimens did not contain sufficient characteristics to distinguish them from/naturally-fractured river debris. It was also pointed out that during the First World War the area lay within an artillery range (Adam, private communication 1953). ...