& linguistics; Post-glacial climates, extinct fauna; Ethnohistory - economy, leilira blades, tula adze-flakes (map showing distribution); Diet (Cape York, Arnhemland); Weipa shell middens, Milingimbi mounds; Engraving tools, bone tools, skin dressing (Vic. S.A.); Elouera; evidence for fishing techniques, fish hook files; other implements; Ceremonial exchange, distribution of baler shell & pearl shell ornaments; culture & diffusion; Chap.4; Excavations which have been carried out with details; problems of terminology, distribution map of unifacially trimmed stone points, geometric microliths; edge-ground axes; Chap.5; Origins of Australians & Tasmanians; Chap.6; Field archaeology; Bark & wood decoration; burial practices, stone arrangements, quarry sites; prehistory & art; Chronological table based on selected radio-carbon dates given locality, lab. no. age BP, age BC, comments.