Digging Up a Past

by Mulvaney, John

• ISBN13: 9781742232195
• ISBN10: 1742232191
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-05-01
• Publisher: University of New South Wales Press

Summary

Known as an historian, archaeologist, conservationist, leading public intellectual and, most famously, the 'Father of Australian archaeology', John Mulvaney is renowned for uncovering the depth of Australian human prehistory, dating the antiquity of Aboriginal occupation to previously unthought-of tens of thousands of years. This insightful and illuminating memoir traces Mulvaney's life from childhood in rural Victoria and his academic training, to his revelatory excavations in central and northern Queensland and his securing of Australia's first World Heritage listings, all the while providing personal details of his struggles to have his work recognised, and stories of the inspirational people he met.

Author Biography

John Mulvaney is an archaeologist and the coauthor of The Archaeology of Australia’s History. He also became an executive member of the Australian Institute for Aboriginal Studies and was the chief Australian delegate to the inaugural United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization meeting in Paris.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xxi
A country youth	p. 1
RAAF service	p. 21
History recollected, 1946-51	p. 39
An archaeologist abroad, 1951-53	p. 73
Dawn of Australian archaeology, 1954-64	p. 91
Adventures in archaeology, 1965-69	p. 119
Globetrotting	p. 153
1971-76 in retrospect	p. 168
Museums and heritage	p. 191
An English interlude, 1976-77	p. 214
A surfeit of committees	p. 224
A Harvard year, 1984-85	p. 241
A rewarding retirement, 1986-89	p. 253
The Australian Academy of the Humanities	p. 270
Conferences and travel	p. 280
Confrontations	p. 292
Years with Jean, 1995-2004	p. 305
Coda - archaeological retrospect	p. 317
Bibliography	p. 333
Index	p. 339
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