Riches of Ancient Australia, The: An Indispensable Guide for Exploring Prehistoric Australia

University of Queensland Press, 1990. Softcover. Near Fine. AUSTRALIANA AUSTRALIAN FLORA FAUNA Aboriginal TravelAn authority on Aboriginal heritage sites conducts a fascinating region-by-region tour into the distant past. Three introductory chapters set the scene on a continent-wide basis and explain themes recurring in 17 later regional chapters. Sites which are open to the public are described in detail at the end of each regional chapter. Sites which may be visited by special arrangement are also listed. Includes a glossary, and a wealth of b&w maps, line drawings, and photographs of sites. This revised edition features current information on site access. The author is a principal investigator of the Lightening Brothers project, studying the rock art, archaeology, mythology, and traditional indigenous culture of the region west of Katherine in the Northern Territory. xix, 382 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. #230424 Historic sites -- Australia -- Guidebooks Aboriginal Australians -- Antiquities Australia -- Antiquities -- Guidebooks Australia -- Guidebooks Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Softcover Near Fine