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Archaeology of Ancient Australia

Peter Hiscock
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Alliance Formation
archaeological
arnhem
Arnhem Land
Artefact Discard
artefacts
Australian archaeology
Australian Pre-history
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Bifacial Points
Carnarvon Gorge
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Coastal Foragers
Cribra Orbitalia
Cuddie Springs
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evidence
faunal extinction research
Holocene adaptation
human migration studies
indigenous population dynamics
lake
land
Late Growth Model
Lawn Hill
mungo
Murray River
Pleistocene Foragers
Pleistocene People
prehistoric environmental change
Princess Charlotte Bay
Rainbow Serpents
Recent Millennia
reconstructing ancient lifeways
Red Necked Wallabies
rock
Rock Shelter
Rocky Cape
shelter
Southeastern Australia
stone
Stone Artefacts
Tasmanian Aborigines
Terminal Pleistocene
Western Arnhem Land

Product details

  • ISBN 9780415338110
  • Weight: 670g
  • Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 16 Oct 2007
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Description

This book is an introduction to the archaeology of Australia from prehistoric times to the eighteenth century AD. It is the only up-to-date textbook on the subject and is designed for undergraduate courses, based on the author's considerable experience of teaching at the Australian National University. Lucidly written, it shows the diversity and colourfulness of the history of humanity in the southern continent.

The Archaeology of Ancient Australia demonstrates with an array of illustrations and clear descriptions of key archaeological evidence from Australia a thorough evaluation of Australian prehistory. Readers are shown how this human past can be reconstructed from archaeological evidence, supplemented by information from genetics, environmental sciences, anthropology, and history. The result is a challenging view about how varied human life in the ancient past has been.
About Peter Hiscock
Peter Hiscock is a Reader at the Australian National University where he teaches the archaeology of Australia. His work on Australian sites has concentrated on ancient technology but has also explored human exploitation of coastal and desert landscapes.

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