R.M. Johnston Memorial Lecture. Geological evidence of the antiquity of Man in the Commonwealth, with special reference to the Tasmania aborigines

Abstract

Part I Summary of R. M. Johnston's life and character. PART II.Geological evidence of the antiquity of man in the Commonwealth, with special reference to the Tasmanian aborigines. 1. Time scale supplied by glacial epochs of Pleistocene time. a. In Northern Hemisphere. b. In Tasmania and Australia. 2. Evidence of the antiquity of man A. In Tasmania. i. Geological. ii. Distribution of a. implements, b. kitchen middens. iii. Cultural. iv. Anatomical and physiological. V. Association (?) with remains of extinct animals. B. In Australia. i. Legendary. ii. Geological, iii. Anatomical. iv. Age of dingo, on the assumption of its introduction into Australia by man. PART III. Summary. PART IV. Bibliography.