{"product_id":"much-more-than-stones-and-hilary-du-cros-9780522850208","title":"Much More Than Stones and Bones: Australian Archaeology in the Late Twentieth Century","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMuch More Than Stones and Bones\u003c\/em\u003e is a study of the context and development of Australian archaeology over the past 25 years.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is much more to stones and bones than most people think. In this book, Hilary du Cros shows archaeologists at work in surprising and interesting ways, such as: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eengaging in national politics to save ancient caves from being flooded by the proposed Franklin Dam in Tasmania;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enegotiating with developers and planners over the preservation of the site of First Government House in Sydney's central business district;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einvestigating relics of Melbourne's nineteenth-century brothels in Little Lonsdale Street; and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econsulting with indigenous groups over the reburial of human remains.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe case studies raise important ethical issues such as conservation versus commercialism, science versus Indigenous self-determination, and popular access versus technical elitism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuch More Than Stones and Bones is a study of the context and development of Australian archaeology over the past 25 years. Drawing on a range of sources-including mass media reports, film and radio documentaries, and the observations of participants-it provides insights into how we view our past, how information about the past is used, and how archaeology has contributed to an Australian cultural identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis lively and provocative book challenges some popular conceptions about Australia's cultural history and explodes many of the stereotypes about archaeology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hilary Du Cros\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0522850200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780522850208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Melbourne University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 7.70w x 0.60d","brand":"Hilary Du Cros","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48448830603519,"sku":"9780522850208","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8914c9da-594b-447c-a1bd-bc09d8de1213.jpg?v=1777260786","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/much-more-than-stones-and-hilary-du-cros-9780522850208","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}