ATS1248 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Fish Hooks, Mixed Economy, Madjedbebe
17 Oct 2018
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Torres strait islander & aboriginal culture areas". Historical/ethnographic backdrop: north and south america & australia, stone artefacts on a global scale oldest examples 3. 3 mya in africa (earliest evidence for the homo gene is. Agriculture and horticulture dramatically increase food availability & carrying capacity of land. Living in large residential villages/permanent settlements still moving around between different island communities. Lots of trade huge canoes (21m in length) with carrying capacity of 30 people and over a tonne of cargo. Coastal saltwater peoples" aboriginal people from coastal areas. Northern part of continent specialised maritime people, most of diet from sea. Southern part of continent mixed economy (half food from sea and half from terrestrial animals) East coast (only in last thousand years) - only evidence of shell fish hooks. Bark canoes (almost floating campsites, used for burial ceremonies) Eel trap and dam systems farming eels by creating ponds that hold water in throughout the year as growing areas for eels.
