1st Edition
Aboriginal Maritime Landscapes in South Australia The Balance Ground
By Madeline E. Fowler
Copyright 2020
216 Pages
by
Routledge
216 Pages
23 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
216 Pages
23 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Aboriginal Maritime Landscapes in South Australia reveals the maritime landscape of a coastal Aboriginal mission, Burgiyana (Point Pearce), in South Australia, based on the experiences of the Narungga community. A collaborative initiative with Narungga peoples and a cross-disciplinary approach have resulted in new understandings of the maritime history of Australia. Analysis of the... Read more
1. Narungga 2. Burgiyana 3. Cognitive landscapes 4. Transport landscapes 4. Economic landscapes 5. Social landscapes 6. Territorial landscapes 7. Indigenising maritime archaeology Toponym glossary Index of Burgiyana people
Biography
Madeline E. Fowler is a maritime archaeologist whose research centres on Aboriginal maritime landscapes in Australia. Her extensive collaboration with the Narungga community addressed neglected narratives at Burgiyana (Point Pearce Aboriginal Mission) and underscored the need to decolonise Australian maritime archaeology by representing and engaging Indigenous peoples and communities in research.
"This book is recommended to scholars and students in the areas of maritime archaeology, maritime history, community archaeology, Indigenous archaeology, and historical archaeology. It is a rich text that informs and reorients the field of maritime archaeology and is ripe for our time." - Jennifer McKinnon, Journal of Maritime Archaeology
