The land is a map : placenames of Indigenous origin in Australia

The land is a map placenames of Indigenous origin in Australia

The entire Australian continent was once covered with networks of Indigenous placenames. These names often evoke important information about features of the environment and their place in Indigenous systems of knowledge. Very little is known about this system, but this book covers everything that is...

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Weitere Verfasser: Hercus, Luise (BerichterstatterIn), Hodges, Flavia (HerausgeberIn), Simpson, Jane (BerichterstatterIn), Hercus, L. A. (HerausgeberIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Canberra Australian National Univ. 2002
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Aboriginal Australians > Name > Names, Geographical > Aborigines > Geografischer Name > Namenkunde
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Zusammenfassung:The entire Australian continent was once covered with networks of Indigenous placenames. These names often evoke important information about features of the environment and their place in Indigenous systems of knowledge. Very little is known about this system, but this book covers everything that is known
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references
Beschreibung:XXIV, 304 S
Ill., graph. Darst., Kt
ISBN:1740760204
1-74076-020-4