posted on 2023-11-22, 08:35authored byTannatt William Edgeworth David
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.
History
Publication title
Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
Pagination
109-150
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In 1843 the Horticultural and Botanical Society of Van Diemen's Land was founded and became the Royal Society of Van Diemen's Land for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science in 1844. In 1855 its name changed to Royal Society of Tasmania for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science. In 1911 the name was shortened to Royal Society of Tasmania..