Colonial & Modern, Arts, Archaeology, & History

ISBN: 9781407300597
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
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ISBN: 9781407301549
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This work explores the nature and extent of the use of clothing in the pre-colonial Australian Aboriginal population. Anthropological reviews have indicated that while a total absence of clothing was the usually the case, garments were sometime... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407302522
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This monograph presents a theoretical and methodological approach to the investigation of deflated surface stone artefact scatters beyond those that emphasise synchronic behavioural interpretations. The study is undertaken on Pine Point and La... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407304458
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This monograph explores the many ways in which stone artefact reduction can be measured and used to discern prehistoric changes in artefact technology and land use from two sites in arid Australia. Several empirical techniques are used to inves... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780902793224
Published by : Pitt Rivers Museum
The museums, libraries and colleges of Oxford contain some of the greatest collections of records and objects from Australia's recent past. This richly illustrated guide looks at how Oxford perceived Australia as the city's collections grew dur... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780520065642
Published by : University of California Press
Voyages of Discovery is the story of the last great age of European sea exploration, when state-supported expeditions driven by both scientific and political motives set out to map the remaining unknown parts of the globe. Focusing on the voyag... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781841715193
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: BAR Archaeopress
Volume: 1149
The region of Queensland is divided into six areas through drainage divisions, something which Anne Best shows to correlate with stylistic differences in objects used by modern hunter-gatherers. This largely unrevised thesis studies six catego... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781598742282
Published by : Left Coast Press
The relationship between anthropology and colonial administration is the subject of contentious discussion, and the Roth family figure largely in the history of both. This book examines the relation between anthropology and colonial administrat... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781841719887
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Studies in Contemporary and Historical Archaeology is a new series of edited and single-authored volumes intended to make available current work on the archaeology of the recent and contemporary past. The series brings together contributions fr... .... Learn More