First Footprints: The Epic Story of the First Australians by Scott Cane

First Footprints: The Epic Story of the First Australians by Scott Cane

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SKU TBM9781743314937
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Book Type: SECONDHAND
ISBN: 9781743314937
Author: Scott Cane
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Place: Crows Nest NSW
Year: 2013
Format: Paperback
Pages: 328 pages

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges.

Some 60,000 years ago, a small group of people landed on Australia's northern coast. They were the first oceanic mariners; this great southern land was their new home. Gigantic mammals roamed the plains, and enormous crocodiles, giant snakes and goannas nestled in the estuaries and savannahs.

First Footprints tells the epic story of Australia's Aboriginal people. It is a story of ancient life on the driest continent on earth through the greatest environmental changes experienced in human history: ice ages, extreme drought and inundating seas.

It is chronicled through astonishing archaeological discoveries, ancient oral histories and the largest and oldest art galleries on earth. Australia's first inhabitants were the first people to believe in an afterlife, cremate their dead, engrave representations of the human face, and depict human sound and emotion.

They created new technologies, designed ornamentation, engaged in trade, and crafted the earliest war documents. Ultimately, they developed a sustainable society based on shared religious tradition and far-reaching social networks across the length and breadth of Australia.

First Footprints tells the largely unknown and captivating story of Australia's remarkable heritage. Based on the major ABC TV series of the same name, First Footprints tells the extraordinary story of the Aboriginal people of Australia. How they made their way out of Africa 70,000 years ago and survived across this vast continent, from the harsh deserts of the inland to the glaciers of southern Tasmania. (back cover)

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