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Australia's Ancient Aboriginal Past

Australia's Ancient Aboriginal Past

Johnson, Murray

Paperback

Australia & OceaniaAnthropologyArchaeology

ISBN10: 192500371X
ISBN13: 9781925003710
Publisher: Lightning Source Inc
Published: Sep 3 2014
Pages: 290
Weight: 0.98
Height: 0.65 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
This book places the Aboriginal occupation of Australia within a broad framework of human evolution and habitation. The author discusses the pioneering studies that delve into the mists of antiquity, and he engages with current controversies, including the extinction of mega fauna, land management practices, and social development over many millennia. The extraordinary achievements of Australian Aborigines are revealed in all their complexity and the evidence surrounding the identity of Australia's first occupants is re-examined. The discovery of the 'Hobbits' of the Indonesian island of Flores show that proto-humans were edging towards the great southern continent; their capacity to cross the sea implies intelligence and organization, but how far did their footsteps extend? This is just one of many challenging questions brought to life in this absorbing account of Australia's pre-contact history.

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