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Acknowledging problems inherent in dating Australian rock art, Natalie Franklin approaches a group of engravings known as the `Panaramitee style' in terms of its spatial variation. By assessing the diversity and distribution of this style both regionally and on an Australian-wide scale, and by setting up a typology of these non-figurative motifs, she reveals that different motifs are emphasised in certain regions. This pattern of variability between and within regions is argued to be due to the fact that these motifs are associated with parts of Dreaming tracks which are a feature of Australian cosmology. The fact that these motifs may have a variety of meanings Franklin argues may account for their continued use over a period of at least 14,000 years. ... Read more

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A bold description of archaeology not only in Australia but everywhere indigenous people are fighting for their rightsControversies over the rights of native peoples to their lands, their material culture, and the remains of their ancestors make headlines worldwide. Drawing deeply from years of intensive research and teaching, Sarah Colley offers an accessible overview of the practice, politics, and ethics of archaeology today, focusing on Australia to highlight and pose universal questions about the relationship between archaeologists, indigenous people, and the public.

To whom are archaeologists responsible—to the indigenous people under study or to the discipline of anthropology? What is the value of archaeology when indigenous people can speak for themselves? What roles do the public, media, and government play in interpreting archaeological findings? Examining these delicate issues within the context of colonialism, the formation of national identities, and the rights of indigenous people, Colley provides a lucid picture of the current state of archaeology and argues boldly that archaeology must concern itself not only with abstract interpretations of tools, fossils, and extinct cultures but also with living people. ... Read more

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Chapters: Mungo Lake Remains, Cuddie Springs, Lake Mungo, Australian Aboriginal Prehistoric Sites, Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology, Irrawang Pottery. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 40. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Australian Archaeology is a large sub-field in the discipline of Archaeology. Archaeology in Australia takes three main forms, Aboriginal Archaeology (the archaeology of Aboriginal people and Australia before European Settlement), Historical Archaeology (the archaeology of Australia after European Settlement) and Maritime Archaeology. Bridging these sub-disciplines is the important concept of Cultural Heritage Management which encompasses Aboriginal, Historical and Maritime sites. The Archaeology focusing on Aborigines in Australia has had many different predominant agendas through time. The earliest form of archaeology was largely focused on finding the oldest sites. By the 1970s, archaeology largely focused on the environment and they way it impacted on humans. In the late 1970s, Cultural Heritage Management gained prominence with the increasing demands by Aboriginal groups for representation in archaeological research. At a research level the focus shifted to cultural change of Aborigines through time. Currently, archaeological research places great importance on Aboriginal viewpoints of the land and history of Australia. Consideration is given to the Aboriginal belief that archaeological sites are not just capsules of the past but a continuation from the past to the present. Therefore, at a research level significance is placed on the past but also on the importance of the present. The First Settlement of Australia is a popular research topic both in archaeology and in the public arena. There is a consensus that no human or closely related speci...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3402083 ... Read more

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Title: The Social Archaeology of Australian Indigenous Societies.(Book review)
Author: Anne Ross
Publication: Archaeology in Oceania (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 42Issue: 2Page: 79(2)

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This digital document is an article from Archaeology in Oceania, published by Oceania Publication on July 1, 2003. The length of the article is 954 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Much More Than Stones and Bones. Australian Archaeology in the late Twentieth Century.(Book Review)
Author: Richard Mackay
Publication: Archaeology in Oceania (Refereed)
Date: July 1, 2003
Publisher: Oceania Publication
Volume: 38Issue: 2Page: 126(2)

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This digital document is an article from Archaeology in Oceania, published by Oceania Publication on July 1, 2003. The length of the article is 1415 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Visions of the Past: the Archaeology of Australian Aboriginal Art.(Book Review)
Author: Meg Conkey
Publication: Archaeology in Oceania (Refereed)
Date: July 1, 2003
Publisher: Oceania Publication
Volume: 38Issue: 2Page: 127(2)

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This digital document is an article from Archaeology in Oceania, published by Oceania Publication on July 1, 2009. The length of the article is 1410 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Port Essington: the historical archaeology of a north Australian nineteenth-century military outpost.(Book review)
Author: Clayton Fredericksen
Publication: Archaeology in Oceania (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 2009
Publisher: Oceania Publication
Volume: 44Issue: 2Page: 120(2)

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