Sydney's Aboriginal Past
Sydney's Aboriginal Past

Author: Val Attenbrow

Publisher: UNSW Press

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 1742231160

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Revealing the diversity of Aboriginal life in the Sydney region, this study examines a variety of source documents that discuss not only Aboriginal life before colonization in 1788 but also the early years of first contact. This is the only work to explore the minutiae of Sydney Aboriginal daily life, detailing the food they ate; the tools, weapons, and equipment they used; and the beliefs, ceremonial life, and rituals they practiced. This updated edition has been revised to include recent discoveries and the analyses of the past seven years, adding yet more value to this 2004 winner of the John Mulvaney award for best archaeology book from the Australian Archaeological Association. The inclusion of a special supplement that details the important sites in the Sydney region and how to access them makes the book especially appealing to those interested in visiting the sites.

Fantastic Dreaming
Fantastic Dreaming

Author: Jane Lydon, The University of Western Australia

Publisher: Rowman Altamira

Published: 2009-04-16

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 0759118043

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Focusing on the archaeological investigation of a Moravian mission in southeastern Australia, the traditional country of the Wergaia-language speakers,Fantastic Dreaming examines how spatial organization, the consumption of Western goods, and the practices required by domesticity were used to transform Aboriginal people.

Aboriginal Archaeological Investigation
Aboriginal Archaeological Investigation

Author: Ken Mulvaney

Publisher:

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13:

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The report is concerned with the Aboriginal archaeological heritage of the Gandys Hill project site. It assessess the scientific significance and puts forward options to mitigate the impact of the proposed development on this cultural heritage resource.

Being and Becoming Indigenous Archaeologists
Being and Becoming Indigenous Archaeologists

Author: George Nicholas

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-06-16

Total Pages: 351

ISBN-13: 1315433125

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This volume tells the stories—in their own words-- of 37 indigenous archaeologists from six continents, how they became archaeologists, and how their dual role affects their relationships with their community and their professional colleagues.

Indigenous Archaeologies
Indigenous Archaeologies

Author: Margaret Bruchac

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-06-03

Total Pages: 437

ISBN-13: 1315426765

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This reader of original and reprinted articles—many by indigenous authors—is designed to display the array of writings around relationships between archaeologists and indigenous peoples around the globe.

Dark Emu
Dark Emu

Author: Bruce Pascoe

Publisher:

Published: 2015-10-01

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 9781922142436

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Dark Emu puts forward an argument for a reconsideration of the hunter-gatherer tag for pre-colonial Aboriginal Australians. The evidence insists that Aboriginal people right across the continent were using domesticated plants, sowing, harvesting, irrigating and storing - behaviors inconsistent with the hunter-gatherer tag. Gerritsen and Gammage in their latest books support this premise but Pascoe takes this further and challenges the hunter-gatherer tag as a convenient lie. Almost all the evidence comes from the records and diaries of the Australian explorers, impeccable sources.