Australia and the Origins of Agriculture

by Rupert Gerritsen

In this work the author explores issues of the origin of agriculture in Australia such as the "failure" of agriculture to develop indigenously, and its "failure" to diffuse into Australia, despite contact with Indonesian (Macassan) agriculturalists or New Guinean horticulturalists. Although not always explicitly stated or recognised, significant differences probably exist in the factors and dynamics that led to the pristine development of agriculture,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1407303546
• ISBN13: 9781407303543
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd
• Length: 205 Pages
• Weight: 1.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.3" x 11.6"