First Knowledges Innovation, 9781760763039
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65,000 years of ingenuity: Discover Australia’s oldest, most vital innovations.
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First Knowledges Innovation

knowledge and ingenuity

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    256 pages

  • Release Date

    30 October 2023

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Summary

First Knowledges: Indigenous Innovation and Ingenuity

Deeply insightful, sensitive and passionate. An inspiring, meticulous picture of the innovations that have made us the world’s oldest living culture.’ - Larissa Behrendt

‘Another fascinating volume in this landmark Australian publishing series.’ - Richard Flanagan

What do you need to know to prosper as a people for at least 65,000 years? The First Knowledges series provides a deeper under…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781760763039
ISBN-10:1760763039
Series:First Knowledges
Author:Ian J. McNiven, Lynette Russell
Publisher:Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
Imprint:Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:30 October 2023
Weight:234g
Dimensions:195mm x 131mm x 20mm
About The Author

Ian J. McNiven

Ian J McNiven is Professor of Indigenous Archaeology in Monash Indigenous Studies Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, and a Chief Investigator in the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage. He is an elected Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute, and the Australian Academy of the Humanities.

Professor Lynette Russell AM is one of Australia’s leading historians and an award-winning internationally recognised expert on Indigenous histories. She has published books on museums and museum displays, Aboriginal faunal knowledge, colonial history, and the early Australian whaling industry. She is a Kathleen Fitzpatrick Laureate Professor, and was deputy director of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage.

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