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Tim Denham is the convenor of the workshop series. Participants in the first workshop were Wendy Beck, Mike Bourke, David Bowman, Richard Cosgrove, Sarah Martin, Tim Denham, Andrew Fairbairn, Beth Gott, Simon Haberle, Sylvia Hallam, Robin Hide, Jean Kennedy, Peter Latz, Carol Lentfer, Tara Lewis, James O’Connell and Nuno Oliveira. Many thanks to Robin Torrence for her support and insights during every stage of this project.
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Denham, T. Traditional forms of plant exploitation in Australia and New Guinea: the search for common ground. Veget Hist Archaeobot 17, 245–248 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00334-007-0105-y
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