Prehistory of Australia
Edition: N.e.of 2r.e. edition
Publisher: Smithsonian; Smithsonian Institution Press
Published: June 17, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 480
ISBN-13: 9781560988045
Subjects: Australasian & Pacific history: BCE to c 1750 CE; History - General History; Prehistoric Archaeology; Social Science; Sociology; Australia; Archaeology; Australia & New Zealand - Australia; Australia & New Zealand - General; Aboriginal Australians; Antiquities
Description: "John Mulvaney and Johan Kamminga take both chronological and regional approaches to describe 40,000 years of Australian Aboriginal cultures, languages, and practices. Discussing longstanding archaeological issues in light of recent discoveries, the authors address such topics as the timing of the first colonization, the mysterious extinction of many of the largest marsupials after the arrival of humans, and the interpretation of prehistoric rock art. Broad regional prehistories describe the emergence of toolmaking, the expansion of ceremonial exchanges, and the influence of Indonesian and Torres Strait islanders. The authors also address such contemporary issues as Aboriginal control over archaeological fieldwork and the repatriation of human remains."--Jacket.