A record in bone : exploring Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander bone and tooth artefacts / Michelle C. Langley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Langley, Michelle C. (Michelle Claire), 1985- author.

Contributor:

Professor Elisabeth J. Tooker Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bone implements--Australia.

Bone implements.

Aboriginal Australians--Implements.

Aboriginal Australians.

Australia--Antiquities.

Australia.

Physical Description:

xviii, 245 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of colored plates : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

CANBERRA : ABORIGINAL STUDIES PRESS, 2023.

Canberra, ACT : Aboriginal Studies Press, 2023.

Summary:

Bone and tooth tools and ornaments have been made by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for at least 46,000 years some of the oldest organic technologies in the world. Despite their beauty, sophistication, and ubiquity, archaeologists and other researchers have overwhelmingly focused on the stone artefacts of Australia.

Contents:

1. Why study bone and tooth artefacts?

2. Bone tool analysis: identifying materials and production processes

3. Attributes in describing tool types

4. Attributes in describing ornament types

5. Tools

6. Ornaments

7. From artefacts to understanding the human story in Australia.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Professor Elisabeth J. Tooker Fund.

ISBN:

9780855751289

0855751282

OCLC:

1390876522

Publisher Number:

99994945905