A Note on the Diet of the Tasmanian Aborigines
1979; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 9; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/03122417.1979.12093363
ISSN2470-0363
AutoresScott Cane, Jim Stockton, Amanda Vallance,
Tópico(s)Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
ResumoThe Tasmanian Aboriginal diet was drawn from marine and non-marine environments, in which food resources varied according to habitat. Alpine and rain forest environments provided a limited supply of plant food, whereas the wet and dry schlerophyll forests provided an abundant supply of plant and animal foods. The coastal zones, despite a deceptively barren appearance, supplied a consistently rich plant and marsupial food resource that was supplemented by large shellfish grounds and a seasonal abundance of birds and certain mammals.
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