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Research projects described in this chapter were funded by the National Estate Grants Program, the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies and the Australian National University. The approval and assistance of the Tasmanian Aboriginal Land Council and Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife also facilitated this research. Rhys Jones, Atholl Anderson, Andree Rosenfeld, Mike Smith, Alan Thorne and Isabel McBryde have supervised and advised Sim’s research in Bass Strait. We also thank the ANU Quaternary Dating Research Centre and the ANTARES AMS dating facilities.