ABSTRACT
Prior to European colonisation, Aboriginal people all over Australia lived as hunters and gatherers. They were restricted nomads who ranged over relatively delimited areas in smallish foraging bands, exploiting the resources of the sea, rivers and creeks, and land. The core Kimberley region is relatively rich in food resources, and supported a high population density in comparison with the desert regions on its southern and south-eastern fringes. Agriculture was not practised, and nor (in general) was food stored for future consumption.
