Langley, Michelle C., Litster, Mirani, Wright, Duncan, and May, Sally K. (2018) The Archaeology of Portable Art : Southeast Asian, Pacific, and Australian perspectives. Routledge, London, UK.

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Abstract

The development of complex cultural behaviour in our own species is perhaps the most significant research issue in modern archaeology. Until recently, it was believed that our capacity for language and art only developed after some of our ancestors reached Europe around 40,000 years ago. Archaeological discoveries in Africa now show that modern humans were practicing symbolic behaviours prior to their dispersal from that continent, and more recent discoveries in Indonesia and Australia are once again challenging ideas about human cultural development.

Despite these significant discoveries and exciting potentials, there is a curious absence of published information about Asia-Pacific region, and consequently, global narratives of our most celebrated cognitive accomplishment — art — has consistently underrepresented the contribution of Southeast Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. This volume provides the first outline of what this region has to offer to the world of art in archaeology.

Item ID:	71065
Item Type:	Book (Edited)
ISBN:	978-0-367-59150-2
Keywords:	Portable Art; Australian Archaeology; Ornaments; Southeast Asia; Pacific
Copyright Information:	© 2018 selection and editorial matter, Michelle C. Langley, Miriani Lister, Duncan Wright and Sally K. May; individual chapters, the contributors.
Date Deposited:	09 Dec 2021 01:12
FoR Codes:	43 HISTORY, HERITAGE AND ARCHAEOLOGY > 4301 Archaeology > 430101 Archaeological science @ 50% 45 INDIGENOUS STUDIES > 4501 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, language and history > 450101 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander archaeology @ 50%
SEO Codes:	13 CULTURE AND SOCIETY > 1307 Understanding past societies > 130703 Understanding Australia’s past @ 100%
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