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The Australian archaeologist's book of quotations / edited by Mike Smith and Billy Griffiths.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Australian Studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Archaeology--Australia--Quotations, maxims, etc.
- Archaeology.
- Archaeologists--Australia--Quotations.
- Archaeologists.
- Archaeology--Australia--Miscellanea.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (178 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Victoria, Australia : Monash University Publishing, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Australian archaeology has been involved in a great enterprise over the last sixty years, uncovering the deep past of a desert continent and the history of its first people.This book is a guide to the catchphrases of the discipline.
- Contents:
- Cover; Title page; Imprint page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: On Australian prehistory; Chapter 2: On the practice of archaeology and history; Chapter 3: Chronology, sequence and perceptions of time; Chapter 4: On space, landscapes and climate change; Chapter 5: On deserts in particular; Chapter 6: On Aboriginal society and the Dreaming; Chapter 7: On the role of fire; Chapter 8: On the politics of prehistory; Index by author; Index by key phrase; Back cover
- Notes:
- Includes indexes.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-922235-75-X
- OCLC:
- 931535135
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