
Pictures of Time Beneath
Science, Heritage and the Uses of the Deep Past
Kirsty Douglas(Author)
CSIRO Publishing
Published on 1. May 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-643-09704-9 (ISBN)
Description
Pictures of Time Beneath examines three celebrated heritage landscapes: Adelaide's Hallett Cove, Lake Callabonna in the far north of South Australia, and the World Heritage listed Willandra Lakes Region of New South Wales. It offers philosophical insights into significant issues of heritage management, our relationship with Australian landscapes, and an original perspective on our understanding of place, time, nation and science.
Glaciers in Adelaide, cow-sized wombats, monster kangaroos, desert dunes littered with freshwater mussels, ancient oases and inland seas: a diverse group of deep-time imaginings is the subject of this ground-breaking book. Ideas about a deep past in Australia are central to broader issues of identity, belonging, uniqueness, legitimacy and intellectual community. This journey through Australia's natural histories examines the way landscapes and landforms are interpreted to realise certain visions of the land, the nation and the past in the context of contemporary notions of geological heritage, cultural property, cultural identity and antiquity.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Melbourne
Australia
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
581 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-643-09704-9 (9780643097049)
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04/2010
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Person
Kirsty Douglas is a heritage specialist with a background in geology and history. She has been an ARC Postdoctoral Fellow at the Australian National University and completed her PhD in history at the same institution in 2004.