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Journal of Human Evolution | 1977

Hunters by the seashore

Betty Meehan

Daily observations over a period of a year were carried out on the food-gathering activities of a group of Anbara Aborigines on the north coast of Arnhem Land, Australia. Shellfish were a main component of the diet and were collected from three types of habitat. There were marked seasonal variations in the exploitation of these habitats. Women and girls are the principal gatherers of shells, and they average 8·5 kg of shell per trip; men and boys average 11 kg per trip, but they make fewer trips. Men contribute additional food by fishing with spears. Detailed analyses of the food intake from various sources gave this group of Anbara an average daily intake of European Carbohydrate food of 0·5 kg, gathered vegetables 0·4 kg, and gathered or hunted flesh a net of 0·6 kg per day. This was computed to be equivalent to 2400 kilocalories per head per day. Climatic conditions drastically affect food-gathering sites: the group is capable of assessing the difficulties and modifying its food-gathering strategies accordingly.


Archaeology in Oceania | 2007

Climate variability in the mid to late Holocene Arnhem Land Region, North Australia: Archaeological archives of environmental and cultural change

Patricia Bourke; Sally Brockwell; Patrick Faulkner; Betty Meehan


Australian Aboriginal Studies | 2009

Radiocarbon dates from the Top End: A cultural chronology for the Northern Territory coastal plains

Sally Brockwell; Patrick Faulkner; Patricia Bourke; Anne Clarke; Christine Crassweller; Daryl Guse; Betty Meehan; Robin Sim


Australian Archaeology | 1984

Aboriginal skeletal remains

Betty Meehan


Australian Aboriginal Studies | 2005

An-barra Archaeological Project: A Progress Report

Sally Brockwell; Betty Meehan; Betty Ngurrabangurraba


Beagle: Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory, The | 2011

Holocene settlement of the northern coastal plains, Northern Territory, Australia

Sally Brockwell; Patricia Bourke; Anne Clarke; Christine Crassweller; Patrick Faulkner; Betty Meehan; Sue O'Connor; Robin Sim; Daryl Wesley


Australian Archaeology | 1984

Victoria's heritage - A future for the past

Betty Meehan


Australian Archaeology | 2002

Rhys Maengwyn Jones: Archaeologist

Betty Meehan


Australian Aboriginal Studies | 1995

Nancy Bandeiyama Birrabirrapa c 1928-1995

Betty Meehan


Australian Archaeology | 1987

AAA Conference at Point Walter, Western Australia 1987

Betty Meehan

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Sally Brockwell

Australian National University

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Patricia Bourke

Australian National University

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Daryl Wesley

Australian National University

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Sue O'Connor

Australian National University

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