Geoarchaeology of aboriginal landscapes in semi-arid Australia /

This book provides readers with a unique understanding of the ways in which Aboriginal people interacted with their environment in the past at one particular location in western New South Wales. It also provides a statement showing how geoarchaeology should be conducted in a wide range of locations...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Holdaway, Simon (Simon John) (Autor), Fanning, Patricia C. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Publishing, 2014.
Temas:
Archaeological geology > Australia.
Antiquities, Prehistoric > Australia.
Stone implements > Australia.
Geomorphology > Australia.
Landscape changes > Australia.
Aboriginal Australians > Antiquities.
Géoarchéologie > Australie.
Géomorphologie > Australie.
Paysages > Modifications > Australie.
Outils de pierre > Australie.
HISTORY > Australia & New Zealand.
Aboriginal Australians > Antiquities
Antiquities, Prehistoric
Archaeological geology
Geomorphology
Landscape changes
Stone implements
Australia
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Colour plates
  • 1 Geoarchaeology
  • Geoarchaeology as a framework for archaeological investigation: the global context
  • Geoarchaeology in Australia
  • The Fowlers Gap study area
  • Previous western NSW archaeological research
  • Organisation of the book
  • 2 Surface archaeology in the semi-arid zone: A geoarchaeological framework for survey and sampling
  • Archaeological survey methods
  • Determining artefact assemblage formation history
  • Landscape mapping as a basis for artefact survey
  • Survey locations at Fowlers Gap
  • Summary
  • 3 The surface archaeological record at Fowlers Gap: preservation, exposure and visibility
  • Background and methods
  • Assemblage preservation at the FC survey location
  • Assemblage preservation at the SC survey location
  • Assemblage preservation at the MD survey location
  • Assemblage preservation at the ND survey location
  • Assemblage preservation at the ST survey location
  • Assemblage preservation at the NN survey location
  • Assemblage preservation at the FW survey location
  • Discussion: assemblage preservation at Fowlers Gap
  • 4 A chronology of Aboriginal landscape use at Fowlers Gap
  • Background and methods
  • Age determinations at the FC survey location
  • Age determinations at the SC survey location
  • Age determinations at the MD survey location
  • Age determinations at the ND survey location
  • Age determinations at the ST survey location
  • Age determinations at the NN survey location
  • Age determinations at the FW survey location
  • Synthesis: a chronology of Aboriginal use of landscape at Fowlers Gap
  • Conclusion: episodic and discontinuous visitation over time and space
  • 5 Stone artefacts and mobility
  • Background and methods
  • Stone artefacts at FC
  • Stone artefacts at SC
  • Stone artefacts at MD
  • Stone artefacts at ND.
  • Stone artefacts at ST
  • Stone artefacts at NN
  • Stone artefacts at FW
  • Discussion: stone artefacts as indicators of Aboriginal mobility
  • 6 Synthesis: spatial and temporal patterns of landscape Use by Aboriginal people
  • Geoarchaeological visibility: why can we see the artefacts?
  • Temporal patterns: how old is the record of Aboriginal activity?
  • Behavioural inferences: production and movement of stone artefacts
  • Occupation versus visitation
  • Linking temporal scales of interpretation
  • Aboriginal society: evidence from studying the archaeological record at Fowlers Gap
  • Archaeological records in the semi-arid zone
  • Implications for cultural heritage management
  • References
  • Index.

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