The intersection of Aboriginal culture and the science of astronomy

Australian Aboriginal culture is widely recognised as the oldest living culture in the world, but have you ever wondered what it was like for Aboriginal Australians to live by the stars? The latest study in Aboriginal astronomy has found a site that could be older than Stonehenge, and even pre-date...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hamacher, Duane, Fleay, Jesse
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia 2016
Subjects:
Australian Aboriginal
first nations
indigenous
culture
history
stars
astronomy
archaeology
Australian Studies
Indigenous Studies
Other Astrophysics and Astronomy
Edith
First Nations
Online Access:https://ro.ecu.edu.au/av_collection/88
https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/speakingout/aboriginal-culture-and-the-science-of-astronomy/8001736
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Summary:Australian Aboriginal culture is widely recognised as the oldest living culture in the world, but have you ever wondered what it was like for Aboriginal Australians to live by the stars? The latest study in Aboriginal astronomy has found a site that could be older than Stonehenge, and even pre-date the Great Pyramids of Giza. We talk to Dr Duane Hamacher from Monash University, and Jesse Fleay, PhD candidate at Edith Cowan University.

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