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Author:   Madeline Shanahan
Publisher:   Sydney University Press
Imprint:   Sydney University Press
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9781761540493

ISBN 10:   1761540491
Pages:   290
Publication Date:   01 November 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Introduction: Food for thought by Madeline Shanahan Aboriginal traditions of food: Investigating Holocene dietary changes in southern Australia by Tim Owen Aboriginal plant use and ecological knowledge: 47,000 years of monsoon rainforest connections in the Kimberley, north-west Australia by India Ella Dilkes-Hall, June Davis and Helen Malo There were plenty of fish in the sea: The archaeology of fish consumption in Australia by Morgan C.F. Disspain, Tiina Manne and Ariana B.J. Lambrides Tell me what you eat and I will tell you who you are: The socio-environmental impacts of European animal domesticates in colonial Australia by Tanja Nussbaumer and Melanie Fillios “Suitable food for old and worn out people …”: Archaeological evidence of institutional foodways in Australia by Kimberley G. Connor Pigs, temples and feasts: Australian Chinese pig ovens by Gordon Grimwade Baked, boiled, roasted, steamed and stewed: Kitchens and cooking appliances as artefacts of domestic life in colonial Australia by Jacqueline Newling Food in bottles: What they can tell us by Dr E. Jeanne Harris, Bronwyn Woof and Peter O’Donohue Conclusion by Madeline Shanahan Index

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Dr Madeline Shanahan is a historical archaeologist with twenty years’ professional experience across research and heritage consulting. She completed her PhD at University College Dublin and is the author of two books and a range of peer-reviewed papers addressing food and colonisation, recipe writing, and ritual.

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