Hunter-gatherer archaeology and pastoral contact
Perspectives from the northwest Northern Territory, Australia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3919283 |
|---|---|
| Authors | L Head (0000-0002-5114-7614, University of Wollongong), Richard Fullagar (0000-0003-1047-1466, Australian Museum) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 418-428 |
| Publication date | 1997-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-8243 • E-ISSN: 1470-1375 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00438243.1997.9980356 |
| OpenAlex | W2017333089 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 45 |
| References cited | 13 |
We discuss four components of the post‐European archaeological record of the northwest Northern Territory, Australia; site locations and contents, rock art, stone tools, and evidence of plant food use. These provide insights into how Aboriginal hunter‐gatherers have negotiated their interaction with pastoral colonization, and the conditions under which either continuity or change occurred. The strongest influence on both the latter was Aboriginal people's attempt to maintain both social obligations and attachments to particular places. This was more successful than in many parts of Australia because of the limitations the wet season placed on pastoral activity. We discuss the implications of this particular contact situation for understanding longer term change in hunter‐gatherer societies
Archaeological record · Archaeology · Colonisation · Colonization · Ethnology · Geography · Hunter-gatherer · Northern territory · Rock art · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
Resilience of small-scale societies' livelihoods
Head, Lesley M.
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| Unique citing works | 45 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 2025 (30) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 44 |