Looking for the proverbial needle? The archaeology of Australian colonial frontier massacres
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Litster, Mirani; Wallis, Lynley A.
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Amongst other issues, the 'History Wars' raise the question as to whether or not sites of conflict on the Australian colonial frontier will be preserved in the archaeological record. We explore this question through a consideration of what the expected nature of any such evidence might be, based on general and specific historical accounts and an understanding of site formation processes. Although limited success has been achieved to date in locating definitive evidence for such sites in...[Show more]
dc.contributor.author | Litster, Mirani | |
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dc.contributor.author | Wallis, Lynley A. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-12-07T22:23:47Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0003-8121 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/20865 | |
dc.description.abstract | Amongst other issues, the 'History Wars' raise the question as to whether or not sites of conflict on the Australian colonial frontier will be preserved in the archaeological record. We explore this question through a consideration of what the expected nature of any such evidence might be, based on general and specific historical accounts and an understanding of site formation processes. Although limited success has been achieved to date in locating definitive evidence for such sites in Australia, we conclude that there are some specific situations where archaeology could usefully be applied to give rise to a more multi-dimensional understanding of the past. | |
dc.publisher | Sydney University Press | |
dc.source | Archaeology in Oceania | |
dc.subject | Keywords: Colonial Australia; Frontier conflict; History wars; Massacre sites; Site formation processes | |
dc.title | Looking for the proverbial needle? The archaeology of Australian colonial frontier massacres | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | |
local.identifier.citationvolume | 46 | |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
local.identifier.absfor | 210104 - Archaeology of Australia (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | u4632067xPUB14 | |
local.type.status | Published Version | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Litster, Mirani, College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANU | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Wallis, Lynley A., Flinders University | |
local.description.embargo | 2037-12-31 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.issue | 3 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 105 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage | 117 | |
local.identifier.doi | .1002/j.1834-4453.2011.tb00105.x | |
local.identifier.absseo | 970121 - Expanding Knowledge in History and Archaeology | |
dc.date.updated | 2020-11-15T07:23:58Z | |
local.identifier.scopusID | 2-s2.0-80052812661 | |
local.identifier.thomsonID | 000296405400002 | |
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