Reading the bones: an analysis of cultural and palaeoenvironmental trends in Hay Cave, SE Cape York
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In this thesis I present an analysis of the vertebrate faunal assemblage from Hay Cave, a site in the Mitchell-Palmer region of south-east Cape York, north Queensland. I propose that the vertebrate faunal evidence from Hay Cave is indicative of a high degree of stability in gross vegetation patterns. After viewing this information in light of other data from the site, it appears that the relatively stable vegetation patterns at Hay Cave reflect the limited extent of climatic fluctuations within the Mitchell-Palmer region from c.29,700BP until the present. Furthermore, I argue that the congruity between the vegetation patterns apparent at Hay Cave and those identified at Lake Koongirra and Lake Carpentaria supports Rowe’s (1998) hypothesis that the degree of environmental change in western south-east Cape York was comparatively limited. ...
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