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people, who have a deep connection to the site. Upon returning from this expedition, he had so many things that he wanted to write about, which he sees as a way to process his thoughts: "I find writing hard; but not-writing is even harder". He wrote an article, "A world in a grain of sand: the
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Malakunanja II diaries", based on his experiences at the dig, in which he expanded on the theme of the "storied landscape" of
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political struggle. Archaeology has contributed to a different understanding of
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Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
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252:In 2018, Griffiths published
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134:Griffiths earned his
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140:University of Sydney
122:. Griffiths won the
68:History, archaeology
51:University of Sydney
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902:1990Natur.345..153R
262:Aboriginal identity
207:, learn more about
60:Non-fiction, essays
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812:. 11 November 2017
668:Shortlisted, 2019
662:Shortlisted, 2019
656:Shortlisted, 2018
627:Ernest Scott Prize
613:Deep Time Dreaming
574:Aboriginal History
564:Griffiths, Billy;
416:Ernest Scott Prize
408:Deep Time Dreaming
404:literary journal.
334:Vere Gordon Childe
305:Deep Time Dreaming
291:, archaeology and
285:Indigenous history
221:traditional owners
201:Northern Territory
124:Ernest Scott Prize
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1124:Deakin University
1120:"Billy Griffiths"
1048:. 26 October 2017
896:(6271): 153–156.
806:"Billy Griffiths"
779:. 13 October 2017
685:Longlisted, 2019
679:Longlisted, 2019
472:978-1-922235-74-9
451:978-1-921867-64-4
289:political history
273:Cultural Heritage
266:ancient Australia
112:Deakin University
104:William Griffiths
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