| Titre | Ethnologie de l'Australie et Préhistoire de l'Asie du Sud-est | |
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| Auteur | Alain Testart | |
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Revue | Journal de la Société des Océanistes |
| Numéro | Tome 33, no 54-55, mars-juin 1977 | |
| Rubrique / Thématique | Articles |
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| Page | 77-85 | |
| Résumé anglais |
One has been able to speak of "civilization of plant life" with regard to the Far East. The archaeological facts tend to show that such a techno-economic orientation already existed in Southeast Asia as from the paleolithic age: the use of wood to the detriment of stone, gathering at the expense of hunting. This orientation has its natural foundation in the ecology of the region, which is characterised by an exceptional richness of plant life. The Australian Aborigines who came from Southeast Asia towards the end of the paleolithic age must inevitably have inherited these techno-economic traditions. This could explain on the one hand the weak technological development of Australian hunting, the absence of traps, bows and arrows, etc., and on the other hand the astonishingly early appearance (—18 000) of the polished axe — the typical tool for wood work — on this continent. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | http://www.persee.fr/doc/jso_0300-953x_1977_num_33_54_2945 |
