D.J. Mulvaney interviewed by Michael Smith [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 326074
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Mulvaney, D. J. (Derek John), 1925-2016, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Available for research, research copies and publication.
- Description:
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- 1990 Jun. 15
- 1 sound tape reel (ca. 61 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.
- Summary:
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Mulvaney speaks of his pioneering archaeological work at Kenniff Cave in central Queensland, how he was introduced into the field of prehistory by John O'Brian through Roman archaeology and economic prehistory, granted a PhD scholarship from the ANU to Cambridge to undertake archaeology training, undertook an archaeological survey at Hoxen in 1953, relunctantly returned to Australia and luckily was offered a lectureship at Melbourne University where he later introduced a course on Pacific prehistory in 1957, moved to Canberra in 1965, the problems of discovering significant aboriginal sites, at the end of 1959 Roger Joyce, another Cambridge-trained prehistorian, was doing a survey of aboriginal sites and happened to contact him about a number of potential sites in Queensland, one of which was Kenniff Cave, in August 1960 his expedition was financed by his History Dept., no time for on-site inspection but samples were bagged and shipped for later study, the 1962 and 1964 field seasons at Kenniff Cave with the latter involving carbon dating, his particular archaeological techniques for digging and sampling how he managed to obtain 14 radio carbon datings for the Kenniff Cave site which determined an age of 12,000 years old classing the site in the Pleistocene age, the controversy over some of the datings (perhaps 19,000 years old) the significance of Kenniff Cave as the first dated stratified Pleistocene site, subsequent older sites found by the end of the 1960s.
- Biography/History:
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D.J. Mulvaney - prehistorian, archaeologist and academic, Founding Professor of Prehistory, Australian National University from 1971-1985
- Notes:
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- Recorded on June 15, 1990.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia;
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary and uncorrected transcript (typescript, 24 leaves) available.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Smith, M. A. (Michael Alexander), 1955-2022, interviewer
- Also Titled:
- Derek John Mulvaney interviewed by Michael Smith
- Copyright:
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- 1990
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