Landscapes, Rock-Art and the Dreaming
An Archaeology of Preunderstanding
$60.23
- Paperback
264 pages
- Release Date
23 February 2023
Summary
The apparent timelessness of the Dreaming of Aboriginal Australia has long mystified European observers, conjuring images of an ancient people in harmony with their surroundings. It may come as a surprise, therefore, that the Dreaming’s historical antiquity had never been explored by archaeologists prior to this study.
In this seminal text in rock-art research, now reissued with a new preface, Bruno David examines the archaeological evidence for Dreaming-mediated places, rituals and s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781350345003 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1350345008 |
| Author: | Professor Bruno David, Bruno David |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 264 |
| Release Date: | 23 February 2023 |
| Weight: | 500g |
| Dimensions: | 19mm x 180mm x 255mm |
| Series: | New Approaches to Anthropological Archaeology |
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Professor Bruno David
Bruno David is a Professor in the Monash Indigenous Studies Centre at Monash University, Australia. He has published over 100 academic and popular papers and monographs, is co-editor of Inscribed Landscapes, and has been awarded more than 50 prizes and awards, including the inaugural Antiquity Prize for his work on the archaeology of rock-art in Northern Australia.
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