
Sydney's Aboriginal Past
Investigating the Archaeological and Historical Records
- 242 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
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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Table of contents
- COVER
- COPYRIGHT
- CONTENTS
- FOREWORD
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- CAUTION
- GEOGRAPHIC TERMS: A CLARI FICATION
- INTRODUCTION
- THE GATHERERS OF THE DATA
- THE PEOPLE ANDTHEIR COUNTRY: NUMBERS, NAMES AND LANGUAGE S
- THE RICH RESOURCES OF THE LAND AND ITS WATERS
- IDENTIFYING WHERE PEOPLE CAMPED AND LAND USE PATTERNS
- THEIR SOCIAL ORGANISATION
- THE FOODS PEOPLE ATE AND HOW THEY WERE OBTAINED
- THEIR TOOLS, WEAPONS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT
- SHELTER, CLOTHING AND PERSONAL ADORNMENT
- MAKING USE OF AVAILABLE RAW MATERIALS
- BELIEFS, TOTEMS, RITES AND CEREMONIES
- DESIGNS AND IMAGES
- THE TIME LINE: AN OVERVIEW
- Sites-to-visit supplement
- Notes
- Glossary
- Abbreviations
- References
- Index
- BACK COVER