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Archaeology of Asia, Africa and the Americas | Archaeology | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Archaeology | Archaeology not elsewhere classified |
Expanding Knowledge in History and Archaeology | Understanding Australia's Past | Understanding Asia's Past | Conserving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 02-01-2019
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 08-10-2023
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 02-01-2021
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 03-02-2023
DOI: 10.1002/OA.3201
Abstract: Archeological assemblages of osseous material culture are rare in the Australian context, especially in the north where environmental conditions are not usually conducive to organic preservation. Nevertheless, more than 230 bone artifacts were recovered from the site of Madjedbebe, located in the Mirarr clan estate of the Alligator Rivers region of the Northern Territory. Of these artifacts, 199 have been identified to tool type. Here, we present the analysis of this exceptional assemblage, including the recovery of one‐piece jabbing fishhooks, numerous fishing‐spear tips, fragments of weaving tools, and possible osseous elements originating from ornamental pieces. The size and ersity of the Madjedbebe osseous technology assemblage is unique in the north and provides new insights into the lives of Mirarr peoples over the past 7,000 years.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 02-01-2020
Publisher: The Royal Society
Date: 29-06-2020
Abstract: There is a large, if disparate, body of archaeological literature discussing specific instantiations of symbolic material culture and the possibility of ritual practices in Neanderthal populations. Despite this attention, however, no single synthesis exists that draws upon cognitive, psychological and cultural evolutionary theories of ritual. Here, we review the evidence for ritual-practice among now-extinct Homo neanderthalensis , as well as the necessary cognitive pre-conditions for such behaviour, in order to explore the evolution of ritual in Homo sapiens . We suggest that the currently available archaeological evidence indicates that Neanderthals may have used ‘ritualization’ to increase the successful transmission of technical knowledge across generations—providing an explanation for the technological stability of the Middle Palaeolithic and attesting to a survival strategy differing from near-contemporary H. sapiens . This article is part of the theme issue ‘Ritual renaissance: new insights into the most human of behaviours’.
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Date: 12-06-2020
Abstract: Fa-Hien Lena provides evidence for bone-tipped arrows and brilliant symbolic displays 48,000 years ago in tropical Sri Lanka.
Publisher: The Royal Society
Date: 31-10-2022
Abstract: The emergence of the ability to think about future possibilities must have played an influential role in human evolution, driving a range of foresightful behaviours, including preparation, communication and technological innovation. Here we review the archeological evidence for such behavioural indicators of foresight. We find the earliest signs of hominins retaining tools and transporting materials for repeated future use emerging from around 1.8 Ma. From about 0.5 Ma onwards, there are indications of technical and social changes reflecting advances in foresight. And in a third period, starting from around 140 000 years ago, hominins appear to have increasingly relied on material culture to shape the future and to exchange their ideas about possibilities. Visible signs of storytelling, even about entirely fictional scenarios, appear over the last 50 000 years. Although the current evidence suggests that there were distinct transitions in the evolution of our capacity to think about the future, we warn that issues of taphonomy and archaeological s ling are likely to skew our picture of human cognitive evolution. This article is part of the theme issue ‘Thinking about possibilities: mechanisms, ontogeny, functions and phylogeny’.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 10-2019
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 25-03-2021
DOI: 10.1002/OA.2981
Abstract: Here, we describe eight bone artifacts recovered from Pleistocene and Holocene contexts at Riwi, a cave site located in Mimbi country of the south‐central Kimberley. These artifacts reflect a range of activities occurring at the site—including the manufacture of plant‐fiber items, the processing of spinifex resin, and fish or bird hunting. As the oldest four artifacts were found within the Pleistocene deposit and therefore date to older than 35,000 cal. BP, these tools represent some of the most ancient bone technologies thus far identified in northern Australia. Such rare finds are helping to rewrite stories surrounding the innovation and use of osseous technologies on the Australian continent.
Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Date: 18-08-2016
Publisher: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Date: 03-04-2017
Abstract: We present evidence from the Late Pleistocene of Sulawesi, Indonesia, where an unusually rich and unique symbolic complex was excavated from archaeological deposits spanning 30,000 to 22,000 y ago. Including previously unknown practices of self-ornamentation, used ochre, pigmented artifacts, and portable art, these findings advance our knowledge of the cultural repertoires of modern humans in Pleistocene Wallacea, including the nonparietal artworks and symbolic material culture of some of the world’s earliest known “cave artists.”
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 04-2016
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Date: 2020
DOI: 10.1017/EHS.2020.47
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 16-03-2020
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 07-07-2020
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2016
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 27-04-2022
DOI: 10.1007/S10816-022-09561-X
Abstract: Boomerangs are among the most recognisable elements of Australian Aboriginal technology. In the popular mindset, the prevailing image of these wooden artefacts is that of thrown implements that return to the thrower, principally used for hunting animals. However, boomerangs have a deep multipurpose role in Indigenous societies, with just a few ex les of their known functions, including fighting, digging, and making music ( i.e ., “clap sticks”). Recently, yet another function for boomerangs has been proposed (Martellotta et al ., 2021): the functional modification of lithic tools ( i.e ., retouching)—a form of use that is almost unknown among non-Aboriginal researchers. Here, we provide the first comprehensive review of evidence for the use of boomerangs as lithic retouching tools (percussors). A detailed lexical analysis demonstrates similarities between Palaeolithic bone retouchers used for the same purposes as the Australian hardwood boomerangs, thus confirming our traceological hypothesis and the power of using a multidisciplinary approach in investigating Australia’s deep past. This paper provides the foundation for discussions surrounding the multipurpose concept behind many Aboriginal tools by focusing on the most iconic item. We propose that, in future studies, the complex technological and functional features of boomerangs should take precedence over their famous “returning effect”.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 15-09-2022
DOI: 10.1002/ARCO.5250
Abstract: This article describes three freshwater mussel shell artefacts recently documented for the Murray River in South Australia. These finds more than double the known ex les of such artefacts from this region. Two of the modified shells are perforated, with the other serrated. The finely serrated item is a rare artefact and we have not located any similar published ex les in Australia, although international correlates exist. The function/s and cultural significance of the objects are also considered in this paper. Hypotheses for the perforated finds include ornamentation, tool stringing and fibre scraping. Ornamentation, idle tinkering and food utensil use are considered as possible intended functions for the serrated artefact. Given the age range of the objects reported here (c. 6181–517 cal BP), together with other finds in the Murray Darling Basin, we tentatively suggest that shells have been a material resource used continually in this region for a range of purposes. However, as argued by other researchers, we concur that there has probably been infrequent identification and reporting of such shell artefacts. This is considered particularly likely given that our finds were recovered from relatively small scale excavation/coring and surface s ling efforts. As such, this paper attempts to raise awareness of this form of material culture in archaeological sequences.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 10-2015
Publisher: Antiquity Publications
Date: 24-10-2023
Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Start Date: 01-2017
End Date: 07-2020
Amount: $358,752.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
View Funded ActivityStart Date: 06-2022
End Date: 05-2025
Amount: $597,284.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
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