After Captain Cook : the archaeology of the indigenous recent past in Australia / edited by Rodney Harrison and Christine Williamson
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- 3095200
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- Edition:
- 1st AltaMira Press ed.
- Description:
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- Walnut Creek, CA : AltaMira, 2004
- xx, 231 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 0759106568
- 0759106576
- Series:
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- Indigenous archaeology ; 2
- Indigenous archaeologies series ; 3
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- Machine derived contents note: Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Foreword
- 1. Introduction: 'Too many Captain Cooks'? An archaeology of Aboriginal Australia after 1788
- Christine Williamson and Rodney Harrison
- Introduction
- Captain Cook and the historical archaeology of Aboriginal Australia
- Rationale for the volume
- The problem of 'tradition' and 'change': Contact archaeology and native title
- Structure of the volume
- Research on the archaeology of the recent Indigenous past in Australia
- Native title and the archaeology of the recent Aboriginal past
- Contact archaeology and heritage management
- Concluding remarks
- References
- Research On The Archaeology Of The Recent Indigenous Past In Australia
- 2. The Mjb̲erg collection and contact period Aboriginal material culture from north-east Queensland's rainforest region
- Asa Ferrier
- Introduction
- Environmental background
- Sources of ethnographic information
- Research results
- Characteristic rainforest artefacts
- Two curiosities
- Variability in material culture between groups
- Evidence for Aboriginal-European contact
- Concluding comments
- References
- 3. Shared histories and the archaeology of the pastoral industry in Australia
- Rodney Harrison
- Introduction
- Shared histories and the continuity of Australian (pre)history
- The shared histories of the pastoral industry in Australia
- Hidden histories/'singing the country'
- Case studies in the archaeology of the pastoral industry
- Previous studies
- Old Lamboo, south-east Kimberley, Western Australia
- Shared histories of the pastoral industry in NSW
- East Kunderang, Oxley Wild Rivers NP, north-east NSW
- Kunderang and the archaeology of a colonial palimpsest
- Dennawan, north-west NSW
- Conclusions: A shared history?
- Acknowledgments
- References
- 4. 'This civilising experiment': Photography at Coranderrk Aboriginal Station during the 1860s
- Jane Lydon
- Introduction
- Colonial discourse
- Newspaper engravings
- 'Australian Aborigines Under Civilisation'
- Page one: The panorama
- Coranderrk as Goshen, a 'land of light and plenty'
- Intercolonial exhibition panel 1866
- Green album
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- References
- 5. Finding meaning in the patterns: The analysis of material culture from a contact site in Tasmania
- Christine Williamson
- Introduction
- Historical background
- The archaeology of Burghley
- The Aboriginal assemblages
- The European assemblages
- The unknown assemblages
- Conclusions
- References
- Native Title And The Archaeology Of The Recent Aboriginal Past
- 6. Legislating the past: Native title and the history of Aboriginal Australia
- Libby Riches
- Introduction
- Understanding native title
- The implications of cultural change
- Findings of fact and problems of truth
- Making the past plausible: Writing histories for native title
- Conclusion
- References
- 7. Can archaeology be used to address the principle of exclusive possession in native title?
- Peter Veth and Jo McDonald
- Introduction
- Exclusive possession and beneficial ownership in native title
- Theoretical considerations of continuity and transformation after contact
- The problem of defining the land-owning and land-using group in native title
- Archaeological evidence in native title and the emerging problem of boundaries
- Explorations in ethnicity and boundedness
- art and bifacial points
- Art as an indicator of identity and social space
- Kimberley points and their capacity to inform on identity and exchange systems
- Conclusion
- References
- Contact Archaeology And Heritage Management
- 8. An archaeology of attachment: Cultural heritage and the post-contact
- Denis Byrne
- Introduction
- Post-colonial subversions
- Locality, heritage and post-contact archaeology
- Social significance and the post-contact: A nexus of neglect
- The inadequacy of background research in EIA
- The problem of detectability
- Certain intangibles
- Conclusion
- References
- 9. Recent investigations at the Ebenezer Mission cemetery
- Steve Brown, Steven Avery and Meg Goulding
- Introduction
- Review
- Ebenezer Mission
- Investigative techniques
- Documentary history
- Oral history
- Ground penetrating radar (GPR)
- Re-establishment survey from 1904 plan
- Investigation of micro-topography and surface vegetation
- Ground magnetic survey
- Further options
- Extent and layout of the Ebenezer Mission cemetery
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Appendix 1: Deaths at Ebenezer Mission 1861-1918
- 10. Places people value: Social significance and cultural exchange in post-invasion Australia
- Susan McIntyre-Tamwoy
- Introduction
- Contact sites, social significance and cultural exchange in northern Cape York
- Social significance as an indicator of continuing cultural exchange
- Social significance in the assessment of the heritage values of NSW forests
- Discussion
- A rose by any other name?
- The rationale for community value/social significance
- Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- 11. A past remembered: Aboriginal 'historical' places in central Queensland
- Luke Godwin and Scott L'Oste-Brown
- Introduction
- Historical background
- Methodology
- Description of places
- Early contact
- Massacres or violent incidents
- Native Mounted Police camps
- Historical cemeteries and burials
- Yambas
- Town camps
- Station camps
- Drover's and stockmen's camps
- Post-contact archaeological places
- Ceremonial, spiritual and story places
- Resource or 'good food' places
- Travel routes
- Settlements, missions and reserves
- Birthplaces
- Miscellaneous
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- References
- 12. Epilogue: An archaeology of Indigenous/non-Indigenous Australia from 1788
- Tim Murray
- Introduction
- The current state of play
- A sharper focus on 'shared histories'
- Developing 'conjectural histories'
- References
- Index.
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- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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