A Descriptive Analysis of the First Australians

Abstract Chapters 9 and 10 make up Part 3 of the book. This chapter is essentially a methodology chapter outlining how this fragmentary collection has been assessed. It comprises a general overview of individuals in the collection as well as a record of methods undertaken for assessing stature, sexing, aging and pathology as well as other salient skeletal characteristic of the collection. Tables list the collection, providing details of fossil origin and numbering and represents a record of the placement of discoveries before GPS and computer technology emerged.