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Sydney's Aboriginal past : investigating the archaeological and historical records /

Revealing the diversity of Aboriginal life in the Sydney region, this study examines a variety of source documents that discuss not only Aboriginal life before colonization in 1788 but also the early years of first contact. This is the only work to explore the minutiae of Sydney Aboriginal daily lif...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Attenbrow, Val, 1942-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sydney, NSW : UNSW Press, 2010.
Edición:2nd ed.
Colección:A UNSW Press book
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CAUTION; GEOGRAPHIC TERMS: A CLARI FICATION; INTRODUCTION; THE GATHERERS OF THE DATA; THE PEOPLE ANDTHEIR COUNTRY: NUMBERS, NAMES AND LANGUAGE S; THE RICH RESOURCES OF THE LAND AND ITS WATERS; IDENTIFYING WHERE PEOPLE CAMPED AND LAND USE PATTERNS; THEIR SOCIAL ORGANISATION; THE FOODS PEOPLE ATE AND HOW THEY WERE OBTAINED; THEIR TOOLS, WEAPONS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT; SHELTER, CLOTHING AND PERSONAL ADORNMENT; MAKING USE OF AVAILABLE RAW MATERIALS; BELIEFS, TOTEMS, RITES AND CEREMONIES; DESIGNS AND IMAGES; THE TIME LINE: AN OVERVIEW; Sites-to-visit supplement.