Archaeology of Ancient AustraliaRoutledge, 12.12.2007 - 360 Seiten 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. |
Inhalt
Early settlement across Australia 45 | |
Extinction of Pleistocene fauna 63 | |
Coastal economies in the Holocene 162 | |
G50 in Nara Inlet 1 | |
Inland economies in the Holocene 182 | |
Arid zone economies in the Holocene 199 | |
Population growth and mobility 219 | |
Social identity and interaction during the Holocene 245 | |
change in the last millennium 268 | |
Radiocarbon dating 286 | |
Who were the first Australians? 82 | |
Life in Pleistocene Australia 102 | |
Tasmania isolated 129 | |
Technology in the Holocene 145 | |
References 290 | |