▪ Abstract This review describes some recent, unexpected findings concerning variation in
spatial language across cultures, and places them in the context of the general anthropology …

This paper discusses prehistoric forms of history. We propose that all prehistoric societies
oriented their actions in the present with the past in mind. The task for archaeologists is to …

Memory is a major theme in contemporary life, a key to personal, social, and cultural identity.
Philosophers have long regarded continuity of memory as an essential quality of …

A World of Relationships is an ethnographical account and anthropological study of the
cultural use and social potential of dreams among Aboriginal groups of the Australian …

This article considers the ongoing importance of studying writing practices within and
beyond anthropology. The works included here concentrate on scholarship that has …

This paper is about Aboriginal relationships to water in northern Australia. We explore a
range of local practices, beliefs and ideas that we characterise as 'water ways' to encompass …

In Riotous Deathscapes, Hugo ka Canham presents an understanding of life and death
based on indigenous and black ways of knowing that he terms Mpondo theory. Focusing on …

Description: Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge, 2020.| Series: Archaeological
orientations; 4| Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN …

The Aboriginal cultural traditions of Australia, their histories, philosophies and
characteristics, have fascinated and intrigued European observers and scholars for a very …

This article discusses human alterations to the landscape in a lowland Papua New Guinea
society, arguing that the ways in which people structure their practical, everyday interactions …