Sydney's Aboriginal Past
eBook - PDF

Sydney's Aboriginal Past

Investigating the Archaeological and Historical Records

  1. 242 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Sydney's Aboriginal Past

Investigating the Archaeological and Historical Records

About this book

Revealing the diversity of Aboriginal life in the Sydney region, this study examines a variety of source documents that discuss not only Aboriginal life before colonization in 1788 but also the early years of first contact. This is the only work to explore the minutiae of Sydney Aboriginal daily life, detailing the food they ate; the tools, weapons, and equipment they used; and the beliefs, ceremonial life, and rituals they practiced. This updated edition has been revised to include recent discoveries and the analyses of the past seven years, adding yet more value to this 2004 winner of the John Mulvaney award for best archaeology book from the Australian Archaeological Association. The inclusion of a special supplement that details the important sites in the Sydney region and how to access them makes the book especially appealing to those interested in visiting the sites.

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Information

Publisher
NewSouth
Year
2010
eBook ISBN
9781742231174
Edition
2

Table of contents

  1. COVER
  2. COPYRIGHT
  3. CONTENTS
  4. FOREWORD
  5. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  6. CAUTION
  7. GEOGRAPHIC TERMS: A CLARI FICATION
  8. INTRODUCTION
  9. THE GATHERERS OF THE DATA
  10. THE PEOPLE ANDTHEIR COUNTRY: NUMBERS, NAMES AND LANGUAGE S
  11. THE RICH RESOURCES OF THE LAND AND ITS WATERS
  12. IDENTIFYING WHERE PEOPLE CAMPED AND LAND USE PATTERNS
  13. THEIR SOCIAL ORGANISATION
  14. THE FOODS PEOPLE ATE AND HOW THEY WERE OBTAINED
  15. THEIR TOOLS, WEAPONS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT
  16. SHELTER, CLOTHING AND PERSONAL ADORNMENT
  17. MAKING USE OF AVAILABLE RAW MATERIALS
  18. BELIEFS, TOTEMS, RITES AND CEREMONIES
  19. DESIGNS AND IMAGES
  20. THE TIME LINE: AN OVERVIEW
  21. Sites-to-visit supplement
  22. Notes
  23. Glossary
  24. Abbreviations
  25. References
  26. Index
  27. BACK COVER