tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005668431384229268.post3271132181763557350..comments2024-03-11T18:46:56.863+11:00Comments on New England's History: Climate plays role in Aboriginal resettlementJim Belshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005668431384229268.post-2311941339891553222017-08-02T11:00:31.111+10:002017-08-02T11:00:31.111+10:00Hi John. James' interests are further north. H...Hi John. James' interests are further north. He lives near Seelands in the Clarence. I have also had a question from Matt who is of Ngarbal descent who wanted material on them. I have yet to respond, but I am struggling. There is a worse gap north of Armidale so far as info is concerned. <br /><br />You are right, of course: the more you understand, the more you realise what you need still to understand. We do need those studies plus more from the Aboriginal peoples themselves. There is a real role here for family reconstructions. <br /><br />What I have found is that people respond when you present them with pictures, stories, that they can agree with or challenge. So much to do! Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005668431384229268.post-52894983257129148072017-08-01T21:56:20.749+10:002017-08-01T21:56:20.749+10:00Quote
my inability to answer properly is very frus...Quote<br />my inability to answer properly is very frustrating<br />Isn't that the very joy of knowledge Jim, the more you understand the more you realise the scale of what you have yet to understand.<br />To answer James question would, I think, need comparative studies between the Macleay and Tablelands of known aboriginal sites, documentary evidence from early contact with Europeans and most importantly some knowledge of the stories and oral traditions of the aboriginal peoples themselves. That would require the conversations evident at Manjedbebe, that some of those with whom conversation would be useful are no longer there tells its own story.Johnbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09694479587834247002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005668431384229268.post-64563221634531077722017-08-01T16:08:29.843+10:002017-08-01T16:08:29.843+10:00Sorry for the delay John. I have been tied up in o...Sorry for the delay John. I have been tied up in other writing.<br /><br />I have followed Chris. The art question is interesting. That hedgehog is very attractive! My feeling is that we will find more - and I look forward to it. <br /><br />I know the Macleay catchment. I think that you are right. A question during the week from James Austin: "I was wondering if u could point me in the direction of some further reading/articles about Aboriginal population movements in the northern rivers to tablelands areas." He liked my Anaiwan pieces, that's nice, but I couldn't help him because I just haven't consolidated what material there is and there are no secondary summaries. I'm getting a fair number of this type of question and my inability to answer properly is very frustrating!<br /> Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005668431384229268.post-48912163028581341192017-07-26T17:46:11.490+10:002017-07-26T17:46:11.490+10:00You might find this link to a major Ice Age Exhibi...You might find this link to a major Ice Age Exhibition of interest Jim, even though it is Euro-focussed.<br />https://mobile.twitter.com/hashtag/IceAgeArt?src=hashtag_click<br />Buried in it is a reference to the Pilbara petroglyphs.<br />https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/west-australian-petroglyphs-may-be.html#G3PZjQQa0p4sxEek.97<br />Chris Stringer of the NHM runs a Twitter feed with a focus on human evolution you might also find interesting to dip into from time to time.<br />https://mobile.twitter.com/ChrisStringer65?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor<br />Once you have travelled the length of the Macleay catchment you can see how it might have served as a human refuge during changing environments. It has shelter, size, capacity and a variety of different environments to exploit. Johnbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09694479587834247002noreply@blogger.com