Saltwater people: Spiritscapes, maritime rituals and the archaeology of Australian indigenous seascapes

World Archaeology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 329-349

  McNiven, Ian J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Indigenous Australians; Rituals; Saltwater people; Seascapes; Spiritscapes; Stone arrangements

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; MARINE RESOURCE; RELIGION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 1842734119     PISSN: 00438243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0043824042000185757     Document Type: Article

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