Archaeological Evidence for South Sea Islander Traditional Ritual Practice at Wunjunga, Ayr, Central Queensland Coast
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11955525 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bryce Barker (0000-0003-1784-9054, University of Southern Queensland), Lara Lamb (0000-0002-7131-4918, University of Southern Queensland) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 73 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 69-72 |
| Publication date | 2011-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0312-2417 • E-ISSN: 2470-0363 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03122417.2011.11961927 |
| OpenAlex | W1933627921 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 4 |
This paper presents the results of an excavation of a stone mound at Wunjunga at the mouth of the Burdekin River near Ayr on the central Queensland coast. It is proposed that this construction conforms broadly to the South Sea Islander (SSI) ritual shrines described for Solomon Islands, recorded in oral tradition as related to fishing, purification, curing and warfare. This construction provides material evidence of the continuity of traditional ritual belief by Melanesian indentured labour, as they participated in the sugar cane industry in Australia in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
Archaeological evidence · Archaeology · Excavation · Fishing · Geography · Political science · Project commissioning · Publishing · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Law · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
Cultural Seascapes, Regional Connections, and Colonial Powers in the Southwestern Pacific
Stylistic analysis of stone arrangements supports regional cultural interactions along the northern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland
Developing a holistic and collaborative approach for the archaeology of Australian South Sea Islanders in Queensland
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2024 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |