Barker, Bryce (2006) Hierarchies of knowledge and the tyranny of text: archaeology, ethnohistory and oral traditions in Australian archaeological interpretation. In: David, Bruno and Barker, Bryce and McNiven, Ian J., (eds.) The social archaeology of Australian indigenous societies. Aboriginal Studies Press, Canberra, Australia, pp. 72-84. ISBN 0855754990
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Abstract
This paper examines how different ways of knowing about the past are used on the formulation of archaeological models. It uses a case study from the Whitsunday Islands off the central Queensland coast.
| Item Type: | Book Chapter (Commonwealth Reporting Category B) |
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| Additional Information: | Permanent restricted access to paper due to publisher copyright restrictions. Print copy held in USQ Library at call no. 305.89915 Soc. Information about this work at http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/aboriginal_studies_press/find_a_book/anthropologyarchaeology/social_arch |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | oral traditions; archaeology; Norman Tindale; Walter Roth; Ngaro people |
| Fields of Research (FOR2008): | 21 History and Archaeology > 2101 Archaeology > 210101 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Archaeology 21 History and Archaeology > 2103 Historical Studies > 210301 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History 20 Language, Communication and Culture > 2002 Cultural Studies > 200201 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Studies |
| Subjects: | 430000 History and Archaeology > 430200 Archaeology and Prehistory > 430201 Archaeology of Hunter-Gatherer Societies (incl. Pleistocene Archaeology) |
| Socio-Economic Objective (SEO2008): | C Society > 95 Cultural Understanding > 9503 Heritage > 950304 Conserving Intangible Cultural Heritage |
| ID Code: | 2561 |
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| Deposited On: | 11 Oct 2007 11:09 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Mar 2012 14:19 |
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