Hidden in plain sight: the archaeological landscape of Mithaka Country, south-west Queensland
| Autor: | Nathan Wright, Richard G. Adams, Brooke Hendry, Tiina Manne, Max Gorringe, Tony Miscamble, Ian Andrews, Shaun Adams, Shawnee Gorringe, Gabriel D. Wrobel, Joshua Gorringe, Rachel Wood, J. C. Stout, Betty Gorringe, Mark Collard, Justine Kemp, Justyna J. Miszkiewicz, Keiron Lander, Kelsey M. Lowe, Michael C. Westaway, Ray Kerkhove, Douglas Williams, J. L. Silcock |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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010506 paleontology
Archeology Plucking geography.geographical_feature_category 060102 archaeology General Arts and Humanities Archaeological record 06 humanities and the arts 01 natural sciences Archaeology Sight Geography Archaeological research Stone extraction 0601 history and archaeology Channel (geography) 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Antiquity. 95:1043-1060 |
| ISSN: | 1745-1744 0003-598X |
| Popis: | Ethnohistoric accounts indicate that the people of Australia's Channel Country engaged in activities rarely recorded elsewhere on the continent, including food storage, aquaculture and possible cultivation, yet there has been little archaeological fieldwork to verify these accounts. Here, the authors report on a collaborative research project initiated by the Mithaka people addressing this lack of archaeological investigation. The results show that Mithaka Country has a substantial and diverse archaeological record, including numerous large stone quarries, multiple ritual structures and substantial dwellings. Our archaeological research revealed unknown aspects, such as the scale of Mithaka quarrying, which could stimulate re-evaluation of Aboriginal socio-economic systems in parts of ancient Australia. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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