Roonka. Fugitive Traces and Climatic Mischief

WALSHE, Dr Keryn (editor)

Published by South Australian Museum, Adelaide, 2009

About this Item

Adelaide, South Australian Museum, 2009. Large octavo, 334 pages with some illustrations and figures plus 32 pages of plates. Colour pictorial card covers; a fine copy. Inscribed and signed by editor and contributor Dr Keryn Walshe to Greg Carver, and with the ink signatures of contributors Helen Tolcher and Rebekah Candy, on the half-title. 'Aboriginal skeletal remains and artefacts had been eroding out from a dune north of Blanchetown, along the River Murray for years. Once exposed, remains were lost either to souvenir hunters or to destruction from the natural elements. In 1969, South Australian Museum archaeologist Graeme Pretty implemented a rigorous excavation program to prevent further loss. The excavation was undertaken at a time when very little archaeological work was being carried out in Australia. Roonka still stands as the largest investigation ever undertaken on a burial site in this country' (rear cover). The other contributors are Eric Cook, Bob Inns, Vern Tolcher, and Graeme Pretty (1940-2000). Seller Inventory # 138841

Bibliographic Details

Title: Roonka. Fugitive Traces and Climatic Mischief

Publisher: South Australian Museum, Adelaide

Publication Date: 2009

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First Edition.