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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Colour plates -- 1 Geoarchaeology -- Geoarchaeology as a framework for archaeological investigation: the global context -- Geoarchaeology in Australia -- The Fowlers Gap study area -- Previous western NSW archaeological research -- Organisation of the book -- 2 Surface archaeology in the semi-arid zone: A geoarchaeological framework for survey and sampling -- Archaeological survey methods -- Determining artefact assemblage formation history -- Landscape mapping as a basis for artefact survey -- Survey locations at Fowlers Gap -- Summary -- 3 The surface archaeological record at Fowlers Gap: preservation, exposure and visibility -- Background and methods -- Assemblage preservation at the FC survey location -- Assemblage preservation at the SC survey location -- Assemblage preservation at the MD survey location -- Assemblage preservation at the ND survey location -- Assemblage preservation at the ST survey location -- Assemblage preservation at the NN survey location -- Assemblage preservation at the FW survey location -- Discussion: assemblage preservation at Fowlers Gap -- 4 A chronology of Aboriginal landscape use at Fowlers Gap -- Background and methods -- Age determinations at the FC survey location -- Age determinations at the SC survey location -- Age determinations at the MD survey location -- Age determinations at the ND survey location -- Age determinations at the ST survey location -- Age determinations at the NN survey location -- Age determinations at the FW survey location -- Synthesis: a chronology of Aboriginal use of landscape at Fowlers Gap -- Conclusion: episodic and discontinuous visitation over time and space -- 5 Stone artefacts and mobility -- Background and methods -- Stone artefacts at FC -- Stone artefacts at SC -- Stone artefacts at MD -- Stone artefacts at ND |
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Stone artefacts at ST -- Stone artefacts at NN -- Stone artefacts at FW -- Discussion: stone artefacts as indicators of Aboriginal mobility -- 6 Synthesis: spatial and temporal patterns of landscape Use by Aboriginal people -- Geoarchaeological visibility: why can we see the artefacts? -- Temporal patterns: how old is the record of Aboriginal activity? -- Behavioural inferences: production and movement of stone artefacts -- Occupation versus visitation -- Linking temporal scales of interpretation -- Aboriginal society: evidence from studying the archaeological record at Fowlers Gap -- Archaeological records in the semi-arid zone -- Implications for cultural heritage management -- References -- Index |
| Summary |
This book provides readers with a unique understanding of the ways in which Aboriginal people interacted with their environment in the past at one particular location in western New South Wales. It also provides a statement showing how geoarchaeology should be conducted in a wide range of locations throughout Australia. One of the key difficulties faced by all those interested in the interaction between humans and their environment in the past is the complex array of processes acting over different spatial and temporal scales. The authors take account of this complexity by integrating three key |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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English |
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Archaeological geology -- Australia
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Antiquities, Prehistoric -- Australia
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Stone implements -- Australia
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Geomorphology -- Australia
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Landscape changes -- Australia
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Aboriginal Australians -- Antiquities.
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HISTORY -- Australia & New Zealand.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Antiquities
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Antiquities, Prehistoric
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Archaeological geology
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Geomorphology
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Landscape changes
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Stone implements
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Australia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Fanning, Patricia C., author
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| ISBN |
9780643108950 |
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0643108955 |
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9780643108967 |
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0643108963 |
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