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Author : Josephine Flood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : History
ISBN : IND:39000000395967
Author : Josephine Flood
Publisher : Red Kite Books
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1995-01
Category : Aboriginal Australians
ISBN : 0207184488
First published in 1983, this revised edition includes information on the latest archaeological discoveries in Australia. The chapters on Pleistocene rock art, the extinction of the megafauna, and the human occupation of Australia have been fully revised. The book examines the way in which the Aborigines adapted to and modified their environment, how their art and culture developed and were passed on, and how they coped with massive changes such as the rising of the seas at the end of the last ice age. Includes references, glossary, suggestions for further reading, and index.
Author : J. P. Mallory
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780500773352
Ireland's oldest traditions excavated via archaeological, genetic, and linguistic research, culminating in atruly groundbreaking publication Following his account of Irish origins drawing on archaeology, genetics, and linguistics, J. P. Mallory returns to the subject to investigate what he calls the Irish Dreamtime: the native Irish retelling of their own origins, as related by medieval manuscripts. He explores the historical backbone of this version of the earliest history of Ireland, which places apparently mythological events on a concrete timeline of invasions, colonization, and royal reigns that extends even further back in time than the history of classical Greece. The juxtaposition of traditional Dreamtime tales and scientific facts expands on what we already know about the way of life in Iron Age Ireland. By comparing the world depicted in the earliest Irish literary tradition with the archaeological evidence available on the ground, Mallory explores Ireland’s rich mythological tradition and tests its claims to represent reality.
Author : Billy Griffiths
Publisher : Black Inc.
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781743820384
People would have known about Australia before they saw it. Smoke billowing above the sea spoke of a land that lay beyond the horizon. A dense cloud of migrating birds may have pointed the way. But the first Australians were voyaging into the unknown. Soon after Billy Griffiths joins his first archaeological dig as camp manager and cook, he is hooked. Equipped with a historian’s inquiring mind, he embarks on a journey through time, seeking to understand the extraordinary deep history of the Australian continent. Deep Time Dreaming is the passionate product of that journey. It investigates a twin revolution: the reassertion of Aboriginal identity in the second half of the twentieth century, and the uncovering of the traces of ancient Australia. It explores what it means to live in a place of great antiquity, with its complex questions of ownership and belonging. It is about a slow shift in national consciousness: the deep time dreaming that has changed the way many of us relate to this continent and its enduring, dynamic human history. John Mulvaney Book Award: Winner Ernest Scott Prize: Winner NSW Premier's Literary Awards: Winner - Book of the Year NSW Premier's Literary Awards: Winner - Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-fiction Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards: Highly Commended Queensland Literary Awards: Shortlisted Prime Minister's Literary Awards: Shortlisted Educational Publishing Awards: Shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards: Longlisted CHASS Book Prize: Longlisted ‘What a revelatory work! If you wish to hear the voice of our continent's history before the written word, Deep Time Dreaming is a must read. The freshest, most important book about our past in years.’ —Tim Flannery ‘Once every generation a book comes along that marks the emergence of a powerful new literary voice and shifts our understanding of the nation’s past. Billy Griffiths’ Deep Time Dreaming is one such book. Deeply researched, creatively conceived and beautifully written, it charts the expansion of archaeological knowledge in Australia for the first time. No other book has managed to convey the mystery and intricacy of Indigenous antiquity in quite the same way. Read it: it will change the way you see Australian history.’ —Mark McKenna, historian ‘Billy Griffiths’ Deep Time Dreaming: Uncovering Ancient Australia is a remarkable book, and one destined, I believe, to become a modern classic of Australian history writing. Written in vivid, evocative prose, this book will grip both the expert and the general reader alike.’ —Iain McCalman, author of The Reef: A Passionate History: The Great Barrier Reef from Captain Cook to Climate Change
Author : Claire Smith,Heather Burke
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2007-03-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780387352633
This field manual provides essential background information for those interested in undertaking archaeology in Australia. Professional archaeologists provide their personal tips for working in each state and territory, dealing with a living heritage, working with Aboriginal peoples, and coping with Australian conditions. Grounded in the social, political and ethical issues that inform Australian archaeology today, this book is also packed with practical advice.
Author : Peter Hiscock
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2007-12-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134304400
Peter Hiscock presents an introduction to the archaeology of Australia from prehistoric times to the 18th century AD.
Author : Bruno David,Bryce Barker,Ian J. McNiven
Publisher : Aboriginal Studies Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Aboriginal Australians
ISBN : 9780855754990
The Social Archaeology of Indigenous Societies presents original and provocative views on the complex and dynamic social lives of Indigenous Australians from an historical perspective. Building on the foundational work of Harry Lourandos, the book critically examines and challenges traditional approaches which have presented Indigenous Australian past as static and tethered to ecological rationalism. The book reveals the ancient past of Aboriginal Australians to be one of long term changes in social relationships and traditions, as well as the active management and manipulation of the environment. The book encourages a deeper appreciation of the ways Aboriginal peoples have engaged with and constructed their worlds. It solicits a deeper understanding of the contemporary political and social context of research and the insidious impacts of colonialist philosophies. In short, it concerns people, both past and present. The Social Archaeology of Indigenous Societies looks beyond the stereo
Author : Glenn R. Morton
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2017-12-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781387478576
Glenn Morton used to be a young-earth creationist, but the facts changed his views. In this his second book, Morton shows that mainstream science does not contradict a literal reading of the inerrant word of God. The author provides proof that God created Adam and Eve about 5.5 million years B. C. (Please note that, for formatting purposes, there is an intentionally blank page between pages 5 and 6 of the main text.)
Author : Josephine Flood
Publisher : Harpercollins Australia
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0207189080
This study takes readers on a journey through prehistory, from enigmatic finger markings and handstencils, found in the limestone caverns to life-size paintings of Ancestral Beings in the tropical north. It gives an overview of recent research, dating techniques and discoveries.
Author : Murray Johnson,Ian McFarlane
Publisher : UNSW Press
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781742241890
The history of Aborigines in Van Diemen’s Land is long. The first Tasmanians lived in isolation for as many as 300 generations after the flooding of Bass Strait. Their struggle against almost insurmountable odds is one worthy of respect and admiration, not to mention serious attention. This broad-ranging book is a comprehensive and critical account of that epic survival up to the present day. Starting from antiquity, the book examines the devastating arrival of Europeans and subsequent colonisation, warfare and exile. It emphasises the regionalism and separateness, a consistent feature of Aboriginal life since time immemorial that has led to the distinct identities we see in the present, including the unique place of the islanders of Bass Strait. Carefully researched, using the findings of archaeologists and extensive documentary evidence, some only recently uncovered, this important book fills a long-time gap in Tasmanian history.
Author : Josephine Flood
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2006-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781741159622
Charts Aboriginal history, from earliest prehistory to today, and details their survival through the millennia, to the stolen children issue.
Author : M. J. Morwood
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2002-07
Category : History
ISBN : 1741150043
Visions from the Past is a clear and comprehensive examination of Aboriginal rock art. It also provides a practical overview of precisely how and why archaeologist study prehistoric art.
Author : Steven Strong,Evan Strong
Publisher : University Press of America
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2011-03-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780761853350
Forgotten Origin is the third in a series of books dedicated to the first Homo sapiens: the Australian Aboriginal people. Steven Strong and Evan Strong continue in their investigation into the global impact of Aboriginal people sailing from, never to, Australia no less than 50,000 years ago, paying particular attention to the shared principles found within many Gnostic scriptures and the Dreaming. As radical as this theory may appear, the rigor applied, whether through mtDNA, Y Chromosomes, skull morphology or historical accounts, and the religious ancestry upon which this hidden history is founded, demands serious consideration. This is not their story. Steven Strong and Evan Strong make no claim to speak on behalf of anyone. They do, however, have the right to relay that which Aboriginal culture-custodians insist is true. The First Australians are unique, and in no way descended from Africans or any other race. Forgotten Origin is merely another reminder of this hidden truth.
Author : Sharon R. Steadman
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 485 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781003806929
The new and updated edition of The Archaeology of Religion explores how archaeology interprets past religions, offering insights into how archaeologists seek out the religious, ritual, and symbolic meaning behind what they discover in their research. The book includes case studies from around the world, from the study of Upper Palaeolithic and hunter-gatherer religions to religious structures and practices in complex societies of the Americas, Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, and China. Steadman also includes chapters on the origins and development of key contemporary religions—Judaism, Christianity, Islam, among others—to provide an historical and comparative context. Three main themes are threaded throughout the book. These main themes involve the intersection between cultural and religious structures (“religion reflects culture”), including the importance of environment in shaping a culture’s religion, the role religion can sometimes play as a method of social control, and the role religion can sometimes play as a key component in revitalizing a culture. Updated with new discoveries and theories and with two new chapters (Hunter-Gatherer Religions; and Cultures in East Asia) and with new sections on Neolithic Western Asia, the book remains an ideal introduction for courses that include a significant component on past cultures and their religions.
Author : Timothy Insoll
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 1135 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780191617386
The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Ritual and Religion provides a comprehensive overview by period and region of the relevant archaeological material in relation to theory, methodology, definition, and practice. Although, as the title indicates, the focus is upon archaeological investigations of ritual and religion, by necessity ideas and evidence from other disciplines are also included, among them anthropology, ethnography, religious studies, and history. The Handbook covers a global span - Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, and the Americas - and reaches from the earliest prehistory (the Lower and Middle Palaeolithic) to modern times. In addition, chapters focus upon relevant themes, ranging from landscape to death, from taboo to water, from gender to rites of passage, from ritual to fasting and feasting. Written by over sixty specialists, renowned in their respective fields, the Handbook presents the very best in current scholarship, and will serve both as a comprehensive introduction to its subject and as a stimulus to further research.