In this seminal book, Bruce Pascoe uncovers evidence that long before the arrival of white men, Aboriginal people across the continent were building dams and wells; planting, irrigating, and harvesting seeds, and then preserving the surplus and storing it in houses, sheds, or secure vessels; and creating elaborate cemeteries and manipulating the la...

Aboriginal Australia and the birth of agriculture

First edition published in 2004.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

©2018.

9781921248016

9781911344780 (pbk.)

1911344781 (pbk.)

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