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An archaeology of historical reality?: A case study of the recent past

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posted on 2024-11-14, 02:30 authored by Alistair Paterson, Nicholas GillNicholas Gill, MJ Kennedy
An Aboriginal elder, an archaeologist and a geographer report on an interdisciplinary project about colonial-era settlement in the Murchison and Davenport ranges in the Northern Territory. Oral history, physical evidence and historical records reveal a distinct central Australian cultural landscape and show that archaeology can do more than merely exhume material to support historical 'realities'. This project provides new or improved understandings of (1) colonial technology in pastoral ventures, (2) continuity and change in Aboriginal life following European arrival, (3) social behaviour in colonial settings, and (4) alternatives to Eurocentric Australian histories.

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Paterson, A., Gill, N. & Kennedy, M. (2003). An archaeology of historical reality?: A case study of the recent past. Australian Archaeology, 57 82-89.

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Australian Archaeology

Volume

57

Pagination

82-89

Language

English

RIS ID

9944

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