Native Archaeology & History

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: 9781407302881
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This study of Late Holocene stone quarrying in NSW aims to shed light on the strategies used to organise stone procurement. It comprises a detailed spatial and technological analysis of quarries and occupation sites, and also compares the role ... .... 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) agriculturalists... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407301037
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This paper reports on archaeological analysis carried out on assemblages recovered from two stratified cave sites on Campbell Island in the Montebello group in northwest Australia. These sites provide unique insights into human responses to the... .... 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: 9780207184482
Published by : Dr Josephine Flood
First published in 1983, revised in 1989 and again in 1995, this 1996 reprint provides an up-to-date fascinating account of the archaeology prehistoric Australia and the indigenous population. Flood concentrates on aboriginal adaptation to, an... .... 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 Aust... .... 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: 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