ResearchOnline@JCU This is the Accepted Version of a paper published in the Journal Quaternary Science Reviews: Williams, Alan N., Veth, Peter, Steffen, Will, Ulm, Sean, Turney, Chris S.M., Reeves, Jessica M., Phipps, Steven J., and Smith, Mike (2015) A continental narrative: human settlement patterns and Australian climate change over the last 35,000 years. Quaternary Science Reviews, 123. pp. 91-112. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2015.06.018 A Continental Narrative: Human Settlement Patterns and Australian Climate Change over the Last 35,000 Years Alan N Williamsa,b, Peter Vethc, Will Steffena, Sean Ulmd, Chris SM Turneye, Jessica M Reevesf, Steven J Phippse,g, Mike Smitha,h a Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia. Email:
[email protected] b Archaeological and Heritage Management Solutions Pty Ltd, 2/729 Elizabeth Road, Waterloo, NSW 2017, Australia. c School of Social Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia. d College of Arts, Society and Education, James Cook University, PO Box 6811, Cairns, QLD 4870, Australia. e Climate Change Research Centre and School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of New South Wales, NSW 2052, Australia. f School of Applied and Biomedical Sciences, Federation University Australia, PO Box 663, Ballarat, VIC 3353, Australia. g ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science, The University of New South Wales, NSW 2052, Australia. h National Museum of Australia, GPO Box 1901, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia. 1 Abstract Drawing on the recent synthesis of Australian palaeoclimate by the OZ-INTIMATE group (Reeves et al.