Native Archaeology & History

ISBN: 9780816623983
Published by : University of Minnesota Press
First published in 1983, this book explores the ritual life of Aboriginal women in Central Australia and is based on the author's fieldwork undertaken in the 1970's. Raising issues about gender relations, the writing of ethnography and feminist... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780860546931
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: th-odd
Described as an attempt to increase understanding of one of Man's simplest and possibly oldest technologies, this book brings an engineering perspective to formal variability in these weapons. What is gained on the Aborigine's swing by hunting ... .... 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: 9781407304618
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: BAr
The aim of this thesis is to determine the nature of pre-contact settlement patterns and subsistence strategies on the lower Adelaide River against the backdrop of the dramatic environmental change that took place on the coastal plains of Australi... .... 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: 9781407303543
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
In this work the author explores issues of the origin of agriculture in Australia such as the "failure" of agriculture to develop indigenously, and its "failure" to diffuse into Australia, despite contact with Indonesian (Macassan) agricultura... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407302881
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
The quarry has been considered a cornerstone in understanding lithic production systems. However, the methodological problems associated with the investigation of a quarry assemblage often leads to inadequate recording. The lack of detailed qua... .... Learn More

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: 9781407301037
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
The Montebello Islands are a cluster of small, low relief land masses, comprised of ancient limestone, with skeletal soils, sparse vegetation and shifting sand bodies. They lie some 80 km from the coastline, representing far flung 'high points'... .... Learn More