Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Dec 1996
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1996mst..........5m&link_type=abstract
Master of Arts Thesis, Australian Centre, University of Melbourne, Australia, 1996
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Ethnoastronomy, Archaeoastronomy, Australian Aboriginal Culture
Scientific paper
This study aims to provide an insight into the culture of a disappeared Aboriginal clan by making deductions form a slight but possibly accurate record made at the time. William Stanbridge wrote down forty items of the night sky from the conversations with men of the Boorong clan around lake Tyrell in northwest Victoria. This investigation stems from the succinct clues provided by Stanbridge and uses linguistic, geographic, astronomical, anthropological and biological sources to build an intellectual framework from which an appreciation of the Boorong life and culture might be constructed. It is argued that the sky for the Boorong was a giant blackboard filled with potent images which represented a range of ecological knowledge and moral suasion. Thus, the night sky became a mnemonic device supporting an oral culture in which the family played a key function. Aboriginal ingenuity, imagination and wealth of knowledge from traditional times is acknowledged as is the positive contribution of these findings to make the growing Aboriginal culture renaissance in Victoria.
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