The Djief Hunters, 26,000 Years of Rainforest Exploitation on the Bird's Head of Papua, Indonesia
| Author | : Juliette M. Pasveer |
| Publisher | : CRC Press |
| Total Pages | : 446 |
| Release | : 2004-07-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781482283945 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1482283948 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (948 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Djief Hunters, 26,000 Years of Rainforest Exploitation on the Bird's Head of Papua, Indonesia by : Juliette M. Pasveer
Download or read book The Djief Hunters, 26,000 Years of Rainforest Exploitation on the Bird's Head of Papua, Indonesia written by Juliette M. Pasveer and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2004-07-01 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two prehistoric cave sites on the Bird's Head of western New Guinea provide a detailed narrative of 26,000 years of human occupation of this area. During Late Pleistocene times, lower temperatures allowed a suite of montane animal species to descend onto the lowland Ayamaru Plateau. When the montane fauna receded during the subsequent climatic amel