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later wrote "Proceeding of the Prehistoric Society" in 1961 which still went against the general historic ideas with the new concept of culture to not be dismissed. Fromm’s landing has evolved into a training site for future archeologists to learn. Mulvaney worked on another site with Herbert Tindale which differed in societal and cultural succession from Fromm’s Landing meaning to understand time and stone tools, there needed to be more diverse measuring techniques.
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importance of stratified cave deposits to promote the conservation of Aboriginal antiques. At the start of his career Australia was viewed as simple and ideas were rigid with no representation of Aboriginal archeology. Becoming an activist after contributing to the archeological record himself was a way for him to solve this issue.
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in measuring the stratigraphy of artifacts. His conclusion after excavating a variety of tools in the same sediment was that additional types of tools were used 5000 and 25000 years ago, Mulvaney has greatly contributed towards the stratigraphic effort of Kenniff Cave in providing the data and photographing the site.
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Located in eastern central Queensland, Kenniff Cave is a sandstone shelter with a 1.0 meter by 1.2 meter deposit which was later changed to a 1.0 meter by 1.4 meter deposit. Mulvaney and his partner Bernie Joyce changed the deposit depth due to the site’s loose and sandy surface as it became an issue
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With his team in 1957, Mulvaney went to Glenelg River in Victoria with the primary focus on stratified cave deposits. His work led to the use of systemic field work and reporting methods which the change additionally influenced the Aboriginal conservation in Victoria. Located on the Otway coast, Glen
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In 1929 on the Murray River was Devon Downs which answered John Mulvaney’s theory of complex cultures and societies of Aboriginal people. The excavation was done by Norman Tindale who found several layers of evidence of cultural change. Mulvaney himself was brought to a site ten kilometers away from
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As more archeological works began to be published, a problem arose to Mulvaney. Aboriginal people became overshadowed from the European and historical ideals leading to "the lack of Aboriginal representation." This began his political activism journey and in Glenelg River, it was made clear of the
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The start of Mulvaney's fieldwork began at Fromm’s Landing in 1956. Returning to the site in 1958, his findings had challenged historical and anthropologists to accept Aboriginal history and archeological records. The excavation work was used to support the date people originated in Australia. He
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Aire Mulvaney worked on two shelters to accumulate more fieldwork in Victoria. The remains of an Aboriginal man were found in the upper deposit of the shelter which Mulvaney concluded to be a Gundbanud man in the 1840’s.
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in 2004 in honour of Mulvaney, "to acknowledge the significant contribution of individual or coauthored publications to Australian archaeology, either as general knowledge or as specialist publications". In 2018,
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Frankel, David. (2016). The Archaeologist as Tribal Elder: John Mulvaney 1925-2016. Australian Archaeology. 82. 286-289. 10.1080/03122417.2016.1249695.
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in 1969, the year of its foundation, serving on its Council from 1972 to 1974 and again, this time as Honorary Secretary, from 1989 to 1996.
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Richardson, N. (1992). Conjoin sets and stratigraphic integrity in a sandstone shelter: Kenniff Cave (Queensland, Australia).
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During his academic career, he co-authored and/or edited 17 books. He was for many years a Commissioner of the
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as an undergraduate, studying British, Irish, German and Danish prehistoric archaeology. He obtained his
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John Mulvaney, former ANU professor and Australia's 'father of archaeology', dies aged 90
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Devon Downs where tall limestone cliffs hung over a sandy floor called Fromm’s Landing.
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Please expand the article to include this information. Further details may exist on the
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Cricket Walkabout: The Australian Aboriginal Cricketers on Tour, 1867-8
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Mulvaney, D. J. (1966). The Prehistory of the Australian Aborigine.
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This is another article about Mulvaney's work at Formm's Landing.
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This is Mulvaney's dating methods towards his work in Australia.
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Australian Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
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won the award in 2019. In 2022 Debbie Argue won the award for
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John Mulvaney, ‘father of Australian archeology’ dies aged 90
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For the American politician born John Michael Mulvaney, see
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From the frontier : outback letters to Baldwin Spencer
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Little Species, Big Mystery: The story of Homo floresiensis
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Mulvaney, J. (2000). Digging in the Archaeology Archives.
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State and Society in Britain at the time of Roman conquest
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by Victoria Laurie for The Australian, 23 September 2016
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Dr Space Junk vs the Universe: Archaeology and the Future
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Academic staff of the Australian National University
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early career researchers working in the humanities.
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Emeritus Professor John Mulvaney AO CMG (1925-2016)
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Index

John Mulvaney Book Award
Mick Mulvaney
John Mulaney
Yarram, Victoria
Canberra
ACT
Fromm's Landing
AO
CMG
FAHA
archaeologist
Yarram
University of Melbourne
Roman history
MA
Clare College, Cambridge
PhD
Fromm's Landing
Murray River
South Australia
Australian Heritage Commission
Australian Academy of the Humanities
Canberra
Australian archaeology
Australian Academy of the Humanities
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Australian Archaeological Association
Billy Griffiths
Alice Gorman
Australian Academy of the Humanities

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