The first collection of Archaelogical research for the Darwin Region (Aust.)

The press release for a new publication, "Darwin Archaeology: Aboriginal,
Asian and European Heritage of Australia's Top End".
http://www.cdu.edu.au/cdupress/featbook.html caught my eye:

"Subjects covered include:
....
The Single Men's Quarters at Fannie Bay Gaol: an archaeology of hard
drinking and mateship;"

Anyone familiar with alcohol abuse in the Australian Northern Territory
would think it would be worth the $35 just for that topic alone.

The authors' aim was to view the prehistoric and historic past as a
continuum, so encompasses European and Asian contact. There are many works
addressing the archaeology of the nearby Arnhem Land region, but this is a
claimed first for Darwin.

(I have not found the press-release on the net; a copy could possibly be
sourced from the CDU)

Dave






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