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‘Reclaiming their stories’: A study of the spiritual content of historical cultural objects through an Indigenous creative inquiry Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2024-03-17 Liz Cameron
Developing methods for communicating, analysing, and interpreting the spiritual context of cultural objects is essential to gaining a deep understanding of the past. In archaeology, Indigenous meth...
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Jack: Professor Jack Golson, AO, 1926–2023 Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Jean Kennedy, Chris Ballard, Stuart Bedford
Published in Australian Archaeology (Vol. 89, No. 3, 2023)
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Scratching the surface: Subtractive rock markings from the Cockburn Ranges, eastern Kimberley, Western Australia Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Joakim Goldhahn, Sam Harper, Rachel Popelka-Filcoff, Balanggarra Aboriginal Corporation
This article deals with visual expression in the form of subtractive rock markings from the Cockburn Ranges, situated within the Balanggarra Native Title determination in the east Kimberley, Wester...
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Archaeology of Australia’s coastline: The role of geomorphology in the visibility and preservation of archaeological deposits on sandy shores, with a Gippsland case study Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 David M. Kennedy, Bruno David, Joanna Fresløv, Ashleigh J. Rogers, Russell Mullett, Jessie Birkett-Rees, Olivia Bowman, Patrick Faulkner, GunaiKurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation
In Australia as elsewhere in the world, coastal archaeological sites are increasingly threatened by rising seas and changing storm patterns, along with encroaching human activities. Understanding t...
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Fires in GunaiKurnai Country: Landscape Fires and their Impacts on Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Places and Artefacts in Southeastern Australia Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Simon Connor
Published in Australian Archaeology (Vol. 89, No. 3, 2023)
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Community Archaeology: Working Ancient Aboriginal Wetlands in Eastern Australia Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Sally Brockwell
Published in Australian Archaeology (Vol. 89, No. 3, 2023)
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Jakarda Wuka (Too Many Stories): Narratives of Rock Art from Yanyuwa Country in Northern Australia’s Gulf of Carpentaria Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Sven Ouzman
Published in Australian Archaeology (Vol. 89, No. 3, 2023)
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Repatriation, Exchange, and Colonial Legacies in the Gulf of Papua: Moving Pictures Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 James W. Rhoads
Published in Australian Archaeology (Vol. 89, No. 3, 2023)
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Rounded toothed pearl-shell mounds at Elizabeth River near Darwin, Northern Territory Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Patricia Bourke, Sally Brockwell, Billy Ó. Foghlú, Richard C. Willan
As the most visible remains of past coastal economies across the coast of northern Australia, mounds of shell dominated by roughback cockles (Tegillarca granosa) have featured often in explanations...
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Vincent Gilbert Copley OAM 24/12/1936–10/1/2022 Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Claire Smith
Published in Australian Archaeology (Vol. 89, No. 3, 2023)
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Investigating Wiradjuri marara (carved trees or dendroglyphs) and dhabuganha (burials) in the Central Tablelands, southeastern Australia Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2023-09-12 Caroline Spry, Brian Armstrong, Neil Ingram (Wiradjuri Elder), Alice Williams (Wiradjuri Elder), James Williams (Wiradjuri Knowledge Holder), Greg Ingram (Wiradjuri Traditional Custodian), Ian ‘Doug’ Sutherland (Wiradjuri and Kamilaroi Traditional Custodian), Yarrawula Ngullubul Men’s Corporation, Michelle Hines, Tracey Potts, Lawrence Conyers
Marara (carved trees, dendroglyphs or tapholgyphs) are a distinct part of Wiradjuri Country in southeastern Australia. Each marara displays a unique muyalaang (tree carving) that a Wiradjuri person...
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Agila and the reanimation of seafaring on the south coast of Papua New Guinea after 770 cal BP Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2023-08-07 Robert J. Skelly, Bruno David, Fiona Petchey, Matthew Leavesley, Jerome Mialanes, Teppsy Beni, Chris Urwin
Abstract Seafaring ceramicists connected widely spaced communities along the expanse of PNG’s south coast for more than 1,500 years following the arrival of people using pots with Lapita decoration c.2,900 cal BP. Archaeological investigations at locations from the Gulf of Papua in the west to Mailu Island in the east suggest a major change occurred to seafaring and social relations after 1,200 cal
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The Archaeology and Architecture of Farm Buildings at Saumarez Station Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2023-07-03 Nic Grguric
Published in Australian Archaeology (Vol. 89, No. 2, 2023)
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Will my boomerang come back? New insights into Aboriginal material culture of early Sydney and affiliated coastal zone from British collections Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2023-06-15 Gaye Sculthorpe, Daniel Simpson
Abstract Aboriginal material culture of the Sydney region has been analysed extensively by Australian archaeologists, notably Vincent Megaw and Val Attenbrow, yet many new insights can be obtained through the examination of hitherto unidentified and unexamined museum objects and dispersed archival documentation in Britain and Ireland. Close engagement with these sources permits a more informed explication
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Social information inherent in backed artefacts from the Illawarra, western, and southwestern Sydney, NSW Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2023-06-12 Simon Munt, Beth White, Timothy Owen
Abstract Backed artefacts are multifunctional tools used by many Australian Aboriginal groups. Most were retouched in order to shape them rather than to create or modify a working edge, which suggests that they may have been made to certain shapes or sizes according to local traditions. This possibility is feasible as backed artefacts were not used for any unique functions. Hiscock (2014 Hiscock, P
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Experimental use-wear patterns on silcrete, bottle glass and porcelain plate tools Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2023-06-09 Simon Munt, Richard Fullagar, River Murray and Mallee Aboriginal Corporation
Abstract Aboriginal people in Australia have used stone tools since first arrival about 65,000 years ago. After permanent European colonisation over 200 years ago people continued to use stone, but also incorporated new, introduced tool materials in novel ways. To understand how these introduced materials supplemented or replaced stone, we need new functional analyses and reference databases that compare
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Building and Remembering: An Archaeology of Place-Making on Papua New Guinea’s South Coast Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2023-06-05 Tim Thomas
Published in Australian Archaeology (Vol. 89, No. 2, 2023)
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An historical reassessment of the maritime Southeast Asian forest and marine commodities trade and its implications for archaeological investigations of Asian contact in northern Australia Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2023-06-01 Kellie Clayton
Abstract This paper reassesses the maritime Southeast Asian forest and marine commodities trade from the sixteenth century to World War I. The ‘Macassan’ traders who visited northern Australia were primarily from Makassar and southern Sulawesi (including Bugis, or Bajau and Sumbawan immigrants) and the Lesser Sunda Islands (to where these ethnic groups had migrated) but also included the Indigenous
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Bioarchaeological analysis of a murder victim associated with the “Batavia” mutiny of 1629: The case of the ‘missing’ body Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2023-05-31 Daniel Franklin, Ambika Flavel, Zuzana Obertova, Alistair Paterson
Abstract The Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) retourschip “Batavia” was commissioned to serve as a trade vessel between Europe and the East Indies. Her maiden voyage suddenly ended 6 June 1629, wrecking on Morning Reef in the Houtman Abrolhos, off Western Australia. Amongst the earliest documented interactions in the history of European contact with Australia, what followed was a bizarre and
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Michael Alexander Smith, BA Hons, MA, PhD, FAHA, FSA, Rhys Jones Medal (2006), Verco Medal (2010), Order of Australia (AM, 2013), UNE Distinguished Alumni (2015), born England 1955, died Canberra 16 October 2022 Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2023-05-08 June Ross, Alan Williams, Anne McConnell
Published in Australian Archaeology (Vol. 89, No. 1, 2023)
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Histories of Australian Rock Art Research Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2023-04-25 Porr Martin
Published in Australian Archaeology (Vol. 89, No. 1, 2023)
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Authorship, attribution and acknowledgment in archaeology: Reply, adding audience and accountability Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2023-04-21 Sven Ouzman
Published in Australian Archaeology (Vol. 89, No. 1, 2023)
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Models can be helpful, but common sense may be enough Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2023-04-21 Larry J. Zimmerman
Published in Australian Archaeology (Vol. 89, No. 1, 2023)
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The challenges of attribution Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2023-04-21 Robin Derricourt
Published in Australian Archaeology (Vol. 89, No. 1, 2023)
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Authorship, academia, and open access Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2023-04-21 Mitchell Allen
Published in Australian Archaeology (Vol. 89, No. 1, 2023)
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Navigating knowledge and intellectual property Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2023-04-21 Maddison Miller
Published in Australian Archaeology (Vol. 89, No. 1, 2023)
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Author-ity of/as Bawaka Country Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2023-04-21 Bawaka Country including, L. Burarrwanga, R. Ganambarr, M. Ganambarr-Stubbs, B. Ganambarr, D. Maymuru, S. Wright, S. Suchet-Pearson, K. Lloyd, L. Daley
Published in Australian Archaeology (Vol. 89, No. 1, 2023)
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Authorship as social relations Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2023-04-21 Andrew Martindale
Published in Australian Archaeology (Vol. 89, No. 1, 2023)
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Authorship, attribution and acknowledgment in archaeology Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2023-04-21 Sven Ouzman
Published in Australian Archaeology (Vol. 89, No. 1, 2023)
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Co-authorship, collaboration and contestation in relation to Indigenous research Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2023-04-21 Katelyn Barney
Published in Australian Archaeology (Vol. 89, No. 1, 2023)
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The Archaeology of Tanamu 1: A Pre-Lapita to Post-Lapita Site from Caution Bay, South Coast of Mainland Papua New Guinea Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2023-04-20 Peter White
Published in Australian Archaeology (Vol. 89, No. 1, 2023)
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A Holocene sequence from Walufeni Cave, Southern Highlands Province, and its implications for the settlement of the Great Papuan Plateau, Papua New Guinea Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2023-03-22 Bryce Barker, Lara Lamb, Matthew Leavesley, Tiina Manne, Andrew Fairbairn, Andrew Coe, Kelsey M. Lowe, Teppsy Beni, Betty Neanda, Maxime Aubert
Abstract This paper presents preliminary results from the 2019 excavations at Walufeni Cave, at the eastern end of the Great Papuan Plateau (GPP) in western Papua New Guinea. Preliminary dating and analysis of the unfinished excavations at Walufeni Cave span the Holocene and probably continue into the Late Pleistocene, confirming the presence of people on the Plateau from at least the Early Holocene
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Why do students enrol in archaeology at Australian universities? Understanding pre-enrolment experiences, motivations, and career expectations Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2023-03-13 Carly Monks, Georgia L. Stannard, Sven Ouzman, Tiina Manne, Joel Garside, Sean Ulm
Abstract This study presents the first data on a level one archaeology student cohort, exploring their demographic composition and motivations for enrolling, as well as external stressors such as health and caring responsibilities that may influence student study goals, retention, and needs. A survey of 107 students enrolled in introductory level archaeology units at 13 Australian universities was
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Understanding Chipped Stone Tools Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2023-03-13 Yinika L. Perston
Published in Australian Archaeology (Vol. 89, No. 1, 2023)
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Majumbu (‘Old Harry’) and the Spencer-Cahill bark painting collection Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2023-02-22 Paul S. C. Taçon, Luke Taylor, Sally K. May, Joakim Goldhahn, Andrea Jalandoni, Alex Ressel, Kenneth Mangiru
Abstract From 1912, British anthropologist W. Baldwin Spencer and buffalo-shooter Paddy Cahill collected 163 bark paintings made by artists who also painted in rock shelters in western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory. Spencer made detailed notes about the bark paintings, secret/sacred objects, and other material culture he collected and some rock art, as well as genealogies and other details of the
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SahulArch: A geochronological database for the archaeology of Sahul Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2023-02-10 Wanchese M. Saktura, Emma Rehn, Lauren Linnenlucke, Henry Munack, Rachel Wood, Fiona Petchey, Alexandru T. Codilean, Zenobia Jacobs, Tim J. Cohen, Alan N. Williams, Sean Ulm
Abstract Reliable chronological frameworks for archaeological sites are essential for accurate interpretations of the past. Geochronology represents the core of interdisciplinary research because it allows integration of diverse data on a common timeline. Since the radiocarbon revolution in Australian archaeology in the 1950s, thousands of ages have been produced across Sahul (combined landmass of
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Editorial Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2022-12-19 Sean Ulm, Annie Ross, Ariana Lambrides
Published in Australian Archaeology (Vol. 88, No. 3, 2022)
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Building on the past: Refining our current understanding of Lapita stilt structures Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2022-12-08 Nicholas W.S. Hogg, Yi-lin E. Chen, Glenn R. Summerhayes, Gretel Boswijk, Sturt W. Manning, Alan G. Hogg, Chris Gosden
Abstract This paper reviews our current knowledge of Lapita stilt structures in the Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, and contributes new data from the analysis of a wooden post belonging to a Lapita-era stilt structure identified in the site of Adwe in the Arawe Islands. Via taxonomic analysis, the wooden post is identified as Intsia bijuga (Moluccan ironwood or Pacific teak), a saltwater-resistant
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An Archaeology of Innovation: Approaching Social and Technological Change in Human Society Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2022-11-17 Sean O'Neill
Published in Australian Archaeology (Vol. 88, No. 3, 2022)
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Bursting the bubble: Reflecting on 50 years of maritime archaeological research in Queensland Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2022-11-10 Maddy McAllister, Toni Massey, Sophie Price
Abstract Over the last 50 years, significant maritime archaeological research, including the excavation of shipwrecks and underwater cultural heritage projects (mainly site inspections and monitoring activities) occurred in Queensland. There is no doubt that there are exceptional historic ship and aircraft sites along the Queensland coastline. Queensland has been the home of an active Maritime Archaeology
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Sawpits in the forest: A case study of a failed timber-getting operation during the nineteenth century Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2022-11-08 Sean Winter
Abstract The nineteenth century timber industry in Western Australia relied on traditional British technologies and struggled to deal with massive old-growth jarrah trees, and the subsequent transportation of milled timber to market. Mason’s Mill, situated in the Darling Range to the east of Perth, had access to a vast amount of high quality timber, yet was economically unviable for most of its 20 year
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Wunjunga midden: Late Holocene change, site preservation and open midden sites on the Central Queensland Coast Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2022-10-25 Bryce Barker, Lara Lamb
Abstract This paper presents excavation results from a midden site on the central Queensland coast at Wunjunga, dating to 1,500 BP, and examines the implications for Late Holocene coastal occupation and open site preservation. We propose that although there is clear evidence for environmental factors such as cyclonic events having heavily impacted open midden sites in the region in the Late Holocene
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The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2022-10-21 James L. Flexner
Published in Australian Archaeology (Vol. 88, No. 3, 2022)
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Extracting new information from old stones: An analysis of three quarries in the semi-arid Pilbara region, northwest Australia Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2022-08-05 Kane Ditchfield, Wendy Reynen
Abstract Quarries are important archaeological sites in Australia. They represent the starting point for conditioning variability in stone artefact assemblages (e.g. raw material availability, accessibility, quality, size and shape) and serve as a basis to track human movement from source to discard. Despite this, there is relatively little published research on quarries. For example, in the Pilbara
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Earth oven cookery and cuisines in Aboriginal Australia: Ethnographic and ethnohistoric insights from Western Cape York Peninsula and the Southern Murray Darling Basin Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2022-07-19 Michael Morrison, Amy Roberts, Darlene McNaughton, Craig Westell, Robert Jones, Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council, River Murray and Mallee Aboriginal Corporation
Abstract Earth oven cookery involves cooking food in pits using hot heating elements, typically over extended periods of time. This technique has been reported in Holocene and Late Pleistocene contexts in Australia, and is of ongoing importance to many Indigenous peoples today. Despite considerable previous work on earth ovens and related sites, few have explored earth oven cookery as a distinctive
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‘Do dead men tell no tales?’ The geographic origin of a colonial period Anglican cemetery population in Adelaide, South Australia, determined by isotope analyses Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2022-06-27 Christine Adams, Timothy D. Owen, F. Donald Pate, David Bruce, Kristine Nielson, Robert Klaebe, Maciej Henneberg, Ian Moffat
Abstract Tooth enamel and dentine samples from 13 individuals buried in the unmarked ‘free ground’ colonial section of St Mary’s Anglican Cemetery in Adelaide were analysed for oxygen and strontium isotopic composition to assist with the determination of their geographic origin. As the life history of these individuals is not well-documented in the historical record, isotopic data provide important
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Marra Wonga: Archaeological and contemporary First Nations interpretations of one of central Queensland’s largest rock art sites Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2022-06-24 Paul S. C. Taçon, Suzanne Thompson, Kate Greenwood, Andrea Jalandoni, Michael Williams, Maria Kottermair
Abstract A large sandstone rock art site, Marra Wonga, near Barcaldine, central Queensland, is the focus of this paper. This 160-metre-long rock shelter is estimated to have over 15,000 petroglyphs, which are mostly animal tracks, lines, grooves and drilled holes, as well as 111 hand-related and object stencils. There is also a cluster of human-shaped foot petroglyphs on the floor of the shelter, some
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Lithic technologies from a stone hut and arrangement complex in Pitta Pitta Country Queensland, and the detection of social learning in archaeology Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2022-06-13 Tim R. Maloney, Lynley A. Wallis, Iain Davidson, Heather Burke, Bryce Barker, Dennis Melville, Geoffrey Jacks, Yinika Perston
Abstract Lithic assemblages associated with Indigenous Australian built structures are underexplored. The Hilary Creek Site 1 (HCS1) complex, western Queensland, comprising at least 16 stone-based hut structures and multiple stone arrangements, also contains a surface assemblage of thousands of flaked stone artefacts. Analysis of a sample of this assemblage provides novel insights into the technology
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Fibre technologies in Indigenous Australia: Evidence from archaeological excavations in the Kimberley region Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2022-04-20 Jane Balme, Sue O’Connor, Tim Ryan Maloney, Kim Akerman, Ben Keaney, India Ella Dilkes-Hall
Abstract The extent to which fibre technology was used in the past is difficult to assess because soft organic remains rarely preserve well. The oldest direct evidence for twisted fibre cordage is dated to between 41 and 52 ka in western Eurasia but indirect evidence suggests that it may have a much greater antiquity. The diverse use of string made from fibres of plants, animal and human hair by Indigenous
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‘Don’t walk behind me, don’t walk in front of me, walk beside me’: A response to Murray Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2022-03-17 David Tutchener, D. Claudie
Published in Australian Archaeology (Vol. 88, No. 2, 2022)
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‘Advancing the historical archaeology of Aboriginal Australia’: Comment on Tutchener and Claudie ‘Beyond ‘contact’ and shared landscapes in Australian archaeology’ Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2022-03-17 Tim Murray
Published in Australian Archaeology (Vol. 88, No. 2, 2022)
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New data and syntheses for the zooarchaeological record from the Lower Murray River Gorge, South Australia: Applying a ngatji lens Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2022-03-15 Christopher Wilson, Amy Roberts, Diana Fusco, Ngarrindjeri Aboriginal Corporation
Abstract This article provides new data and syntheses for the zooarchaeological record of the Lower Murray River Gorge region in South Australia. The contribution of original data from Murrawong, Kangerung and Pomberuk provides rigorous and complementary records for the region. In particular, we supply new and detailed identifications for terrestrial vertebrate fauna and comment on prior published
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Future use or no future at all? An examination of post-excavation historical archaeological repositories in NSW Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2022-03-13 Caitlin D’Gluyas, Martin Gibbs
Abstract In NSW the availability of excavation records, physical remains (primarily artefacts), technical datasets, and reports associated with a historical archaeological project can only be described as varied. These forms of data can be collectively termed an archaeological archive. The storage of archives commonly includes any combination of small-scale centralised repositories, on-site facilities
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Making Scenes: Global Perspectives on Scenes in Rock Art Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2022-02-22 John A. Hayward
Published in Australian Archaeology (Vol. 88, No. 2, 2022)
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Title Fight: How the Yindjibarndi Battled and Defeated a Mining Giant Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2022-02-06 Sean Winter
Published in Australian Archaeology (Vol. 88, No. 2, 2022)
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The Archaeology of Island Colonization: Global Approaches to Initial Human Settlement Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2022-02-03 Ben Shaw
Published in Australian Archaeology (Vol. 88, No. 2, 2022)
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Kaurna Stone Artefacts: Some Methods of Analysis Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2022-01-30 Tim Maloney
Published in Australian Archaeology (Vol. 88, No. 2, 2022)
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Editorial Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2022-01-17 Sean Ulm, Annie Ross
(2022). Editorial. Australian Archaeology: Vol. 88, No. 1, pp. 1-1.
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Pathways to the interior: Human settlement in the Simbai-Kaironk Valleys of the Madang Province, Papua New Guinea Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2021-12-09 Judith H. Field, Ben Shaw, Glenn R. Summerhayes
Abstract New Guinea has yielded some of the earliest evidence for a human presence in Sahul (Pleistocene Australia-New Guinea), with the north coast being one of the likely colonisation routes from Southeast Asia. Of the known pre-Last Glacial Maximum (≥30kya) archaeological sites from New Guinea, only a handful come from the Highlands. Navigable pathways linking the north coast to the central cordillera
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Insights from a small sea cave: Reanalysis of the bone technology from Durras North, Yuin Country, Coastal New South Wales, Australia Australian Archaeology (IF 1.708) Pub Date : 2021-11-15 Michelle C. Langley, Owen Carriage, the Walbunga Custodian Elders
Abstract Almost 60 years ago, the small cave of Durras North was excavated to learn more about the Walbunga Yuin People who have lived along this part of the New South Wales coast for thousands of years. From a 2 m × 2 m pit, an extensive shell midden recording some 500 years of site use was uncovered. Amongst the many kilograms of marine shell were a small number of stone and shell artefacts and almost