Billy Griffiths
Biographic Data
| ID | 3792606 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Billy Griffiths |
| GIVEN NAMES | Billy |
| FAMILY NAME | Griffiths |
| SIGNATURE | GRIFFITHS B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Deakin University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Oceanic Histories: A Roundtable
The Archive of the Earth: Reading Rocky Cape
Every place is an archive; every landscape preserves a complex record of past natural\n and cultural interactions. This article unpacks the archive of a single place, the caves\n of Rocky Cape (pinmatik) in northwest Tasmania, which has been the subject of\n archaeological enquiry for over a century. It reflects on the creative and destructive\n forces in archaeological practice, and the ways in which sites are changed and\n charged by the proces…
What we were told: Responses to 65,000 years of Aboriginal history
In July 2017, a new date was published from archaeological excavations in western Arnhem Land that pushed the opening chapters of Australian history back to 65,000 years ago.1 It is the latest development in a time revolution that has gripped the nation over the past half century. Stimulated by this new research, the authors of this article, together with geochronologist Bert Roberts, held a forum in Wollongong to explore the ways in which the Au…
The Dawn’ of Australian Archaeology: John Mulvaney at Fromm’s Landing
When Vere Gordon Childe returned to Australia in 1957 after thirty-six years abroad, he despaired at the lack of research into Australia’s Aboriginal past. Australian archaeology was the domain of curators and stone tool collectors whose work was embedded in evolutionary assumptions and questionable practices. In the final weeks of his life, on 16 September 1957, Childe met and befriended the historian and archaeologist John Mulvaney. This paper …
Friday essay: When did Australia’s human history begin
Over the past half century, Australia has experienced a ‘time revolution’ with Indigenous history pushed back into the dizzying expanse of deep time. The latest discovery reminds us that science, like history, is an ongoing inquiry
What we were told: Responses to 65,000 years of Aboriginal history
In July 2017, a new date was published from archaeological excavations in western Arnhem Land that pushed the opening chapters of Australian history back to 65,000 years ago.1 It is the latest development in a time revolution that has gripped the nation over the past half century. Stimulated by this new research, the authors of this article, together with geochronologist Bert Roberts, held a forum in Wollongong to explore the ways in which the Au…
Oceanic Histories: A Roundtable
The Dawn’ of Australian Archaeology: John Mulvaney at Fromm’s Landing
When Vere Gordon Childe returned to Australia in 1957 after thirty-six years abroad, he despaired at the lack of research into Australia’s Aboriginal past. Australian archaeology was the domain of curators and stone tool collectors whose work was embedded in evolutionary assumptions and questionable practices. In the final weeks of his life, on 16 September 1957, Childe met and befriended the historian and archaeologist John Mulvaney. This paper …
The Dawn’ of Australian Archaeology: John Mulvaney at Fromm’s Landing
When Vere Gordon Childe returned to Australia in 1957 after thirty-six years abroad, he despaired at the lack of research into Australia’s Aboriginal past. Australian archaeology was the domain of curators and stone tool collectors whose work was embedded in evolutionary assumptions and questionable practices. In the final weeks of his life, on 16 September 1957, Childe met and befriended the historian and archaeologist John Mulvaney. This paper …
Friday essay: When did Australia’s human history begin
Over the past half century, Australia has experienced a ‘time revolution’ with Indigenous history pushed back into the dizzying expanse of deep time. The latest discovery reminds us that science, like history, is an ongoing inquiry
What we were told: Responses to 65,000 years of Aboriginal history
In July 2017, a new date was published from archaeological excavations in western Arnhem Land that pushed the opening chapters of Australian history back to 65,000 years ago.1 It is the latest development in a time revolution that has gripped the nation over the past half century. Stimulated by this new research, the authors of this article, together with geochronologist Bert Roberts, held a forum in Wollongong to explore the ways in which the Au…
The Archive of the Earth: Reading Rocky Cape
Every place is an archive; every landscape preserves a complex record of past natural\n and cultural interactions. This article unpacks the archive of a single place, the caves\n of Rocky Cape (pinmatik) in northwest Tasmania, which has been the subject of\n archaeological enquiry for over a century. It reflects on the creative and destructive\n forces in archaeological practice, and the ways in which sites are changed and\n charged by the proces…
Oceanic Histories: A Roundtable
History (4 works) · History (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Anthropology (1 works) · Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture (1 works) · Archaeological Research and Protection (1 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (1 works) · Art (1 works) · Australian Indigenous Culture and History (1 works)