After Captain Cook, The Archaeology of the Recent Indigenous Past in Australia, Sydney University Archaeological Methods Series 8

Description

The practice of archaeology in Australia is undergoing radical change. The archaeology of the recent Indigenous past, which up until the 1990's existed (with some noteworthy exceptions) largely as a curiosity amongst the 'real business' of writing Aboriginal prehistory and settler-colonial history, has undergone a period of rapid growth of interest amongst both academic and public archaeologists. Arranged under three headings, the twelve papers collected in this volume address the historical archaeology of Aboriginal Australia and its application in researching both the history of Aboriginal Australia and the shared history of Aboriginal and settler Australians, while examining other applications for the archaeology of the recent Indigenous past in native title and cultural heritage management. The volume goes some way towards demonstrating what these new approaches to the archaeology of Aboriginal Australia 'after Captain Cook' might look like.