kris_inwood, 3 months ago

Careful analysis by Byard & Maxwell-Stewart suggests a high pre-contact Indigenous population in lutruwita Tasmania & subsequent fast decline using historical evidence of disease, fertility decline, violence & resource loss. Open access in the Asia-Pacific Economic History Review https://doi.org/10.1111/aehr.12282
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