Josephine Flood

Auteur van Archaeology of the dreamtime

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Dr Josephine Flood is a prominent archaeologist, recipient of the Centenary Medal and former director of the Aboriginal Heritage section of the Australian Heritage Commission. She is the author of the influential Archaeology of the Dreamtime and The Riches of Ancient Australia.

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Archaeology of the dreamtime (1983) 115 exemplaren

The Original Australians: Story of the Aboriginal People (2006) 50 exemplaren

Riches of Ancient Australia: A Journey into Prehistory (Uqp Paperbacks) (1990) 37 exemplaren

Rock Art of the Dreamtime: Images of Ancient Australia (1997) 29 exemplaren

Moth hunters of the Australian Capital Territory : Aboriginal traditional life in the Canberra region (1980) 22 exemplaren

Four miles high (1966) 8 exemplaren

Sites and bytes : recording Aboriginal places in Australia (1989) 5 exemplaren

The Moth Hunters: Aboriginal Prehistory of the Australian Alps 1 exemplaar

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Officiële naam: Scarr, Josephine (birth)
Flood, Josephine (marriage)
Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten: Scarr, Jo
Geboortedatum: 1936-07-25
Geslacht: female
Nationaliteit: UK (birth)
Woonplaatsen: Yorkshire, England, UK (birth)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Opleiding: University of Cambridge
Australian National University
Beroepen: lecturer
archaeologist
Relaties: Spark, Barbara (climbing partner)
Organisaties: Australian Heritage Commission
Korte biografie: Born Josephine Scarr in Yorkshire, she attended the University of Cambridge and climbed several mountains over 20,000 feet high in the Himalayas with Barbara Stark. She immigrated to Australia in 1963 and became a lecturer at the Australian National University, where she earned her MA and PhD. She was Director of the Aboriginal Environment Section of the Australian Heritage Commission from 1978 to 1991, when she retired to full-time research and writing. She has two sons and a daughter. Her main hobby is mountaineering.