23 Degrees South Archaeology and Environmental History of the Southern Deserts

Download or read book 23 Degrees South Archaeology and Environmental History of the Southern Deserts written by Mike Smith and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together research by leading scholars on the archaeology and quaternary history of deserts, this guide provides a fascinating comparative perspective on the deep history of some of the great deserts in the southern hemisphere, from the Namib sand-sea and the Kalahari 'thirstland' in southern Africa to the hyper-arid Atacama desert in South America and the immense continental deserts of the Australian interior.