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Much More Than Stones And Bones

Australian Archaeology in the Late Twentieth Century

By: Hilary Du Cros

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Paperback | 15 August 2025 | Edition Number 1

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Much More Than Stones and Bones is a study of the context and development of Australian archaeology over the past 25 years.

There is much more to stones and bones than most people think. In this book, Hilary du Cros shows archaeologists at work in surprising and interesting ways, such as:

engaging in national politics to save ancient caves from being flooded by the proposed Franklin Dam in Tasmania;

negotiating with developers and planners over the preservation of the site of First Government House in Sydney's central business district;

investigating relics of Melbourne's nineteenth-century brothels in Little Lonsdale Street; and

consulting with indigenous groups over the reburial of human remains.

The case studies raise important ethical issues such as conservation versus commercialism, science versus Indigenous self-determination, and popular access versus technical elitism.

Much More Than Stones and Bones is a study of the context and development of Australian archaeology over the past 25 years. Drawing on a range of sources-including mass media reports, film and radio documentaries, and the observations of participants-it provides insights into how we view our past, how information about the past is used, and how archaeology has contributed to an Australian cultural identity.

This lively and provocative book challenges some popular conceptions about Australia's cultural history and explodes many of the stereotypes about archaeology.

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Non-Fiction History Regional & National History Australasian & Pacific History Sociology & Anthropology Anthropology Social & Cultural Anthropology, Ethnography Archaeology Archaeology by Period & Region Economics Development Economics & Emerging Economies European History

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Illustrations
Preface
Abbreviations
What is Australian archaeology?	p. 1
Australian developments and discoveries	p. 16
The dig, diggers and the community	p. 41
Romancing the stones	p. 69
Exposing First Government House	p. 80
The battle for Southwest Tasmania	p. 104
Trouble with bones	p. 117
The future of Australian archaeology	p. 142
Australia ICOMOS Burra Charter (1983 version)	p. 152
Statement of cultural significance regarding First Government House, 1983	p. 157
Notes	p. 161
Glossary	p. 175
Sources	p. 178
Index	p. 193
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Much More Than Stones And Bones

Australian Archaeology in the Late Twentieth Century

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