Conference presentation
Ancient Indigenous observations and memories of land submergence
SPLOSH: Workshop on Southern Hemisphere perspectives on Submerged Palaeolandscapes, 2020 (Online, 22-Oct-2020)
2020
Abstract
In many parts of the world, especially around Australia where people have lived for ~70,000 years, there are ancient stories that can be interpreted as deriving from observations of postglacial sea-level rise and the effects this had on land and people. Incorporating Indigenous memories of such events can enrich their science-based understanding. Prolonged land loss resulting from postglacial sea-level rise can be clearly shown to have challenged coastal peoples, evoking both practical and physical responses, thousands of years ago.
Details
- Title
- Ancient Indigenous observations and memories of land submergence
- Authors
- Patrick Nunn (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Social Sciences - Legacy
- Conference details
- SPLOSH: Workshop on Southern Hemisphere perspectives on Submerged Palaeolandscapes, 2020 (Online, 22-Oct-2020)
- Date published
- 2020
- Organisation Unit
- Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society; Sustainability Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99489405802621
- Output Type
- Conference presentation
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