SEMINAR: Islands of History
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Islands of History : Recent discoveries on Yaburara country (Dampier Archipelago) - historical inscriptions from pre-colonial visitors |
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Research undertaken as part of the Murujuga:
Dynamics of the Dreaming project across the Dampier
Archipelago has discovered rock art that provides
significant new evidence about historical visits before
white settlement in 1861. These assist a better
understanding of Yaburara life in the islands prior to
the Flying Foam Massacre of 1868. Archaeological
evidence demonstrates that the Yaburara were using
the islands during the late Holocene after an intensive
period of occupation in the Early Holocene. This more
recent use includes rock art production focussed on the
islands’ margins.
Amongst the most recent rock art repertoire of the
outer islands is a newly discovered image of a ship. We
argue that this is of the HMS Mermaid, a British vessel
captained by Phillip Parker King in his survey of
Australia’s coastlines in 1817-1822. This engraved ship
provides additional insights into the cross-cultural
encounters documented by King with the Yaburara
people. Rosemary Island and West Lewis Island have
also revealed the earliest archaeological evidence for
the presence of American whalers in North West
Australia, created by the crews of the whaleships
Connecticut (1842) and Delta (1849). Rare examples of
maritime inscriptions, these are, uniquely,
superimposed over earlier Indigenous rock art motifs.
These maritime commemorations represent distinct
mark-making practices by North American whalers
encountering an already-inscribed landscape,
providing insight into the earliest phases of North West
Australia’s colonial history.
Speaker(s) |
Alistair Paterson and Jo McDonald (presenting) on behalf of co-researchers Tiffany Shellam, Peter Veth, Ken Mulvaney, Ross Anderson, Joe Dortch, and Sarah de Koning
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Location |
Law Lecture Room 1, G.31
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Contact |
Martin Porr
<[email protected] >
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Start |
Thu, 28 Feb 2019 16:00
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End |
Thu, 28 Feb 2019 17:00
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Submitted by |
Karen Eichorn <[email protected]>
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Last Updated |
Tue, 19 Feb 2019 11:33
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