Aerial archaeology

[pmccarthy]

look at the great work being done in the UK. Wouldn't it be great to have things like this to discover.

 

Patterns under the plough – recent aerial reconnaissance on the claylands | Historic England

 

 

[red750]

There have been a number of programs on this subject on the Foxtel History Channel, and Tony Robinson's Time Team have done a lot of this type of archeology.

 

 

[Old Koreelah]

look at the great work being done in the UK. Wouldn't it be great to have things like this to discover.Patterns under the plough – recent aerial reconnaissance on the claylands | Historic England

Thanks for that fascinating link, PM. Not far from you is an area crying out for just this sort of survey.

Around Lake Condah the old people farmed eels and built drainage canals and lived in stone huts. There was thriving trade between communities throughout the region. The first white fellas destroyed most of this complex farming system, but many traces are still visible above the surface. I'd love to see extensive surveys of the area by proper aerial aerchaologists.

 

Catalyst: Aboriginal Village - ABC TV Science

 

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Once were eel farmers, Monash Magazine article

 

Life was not a walkabout for Victoria's Aborigines - theage.com.au

 

Fishers and Farmers: historicising the Gunditjmara freshwater fishery, Western Victoria - No 85 May 2010 - La Trobe Journal

 

 

[pmccarthy]

Thanks OK. I will take a look from the air just for fun, at a few times of day. You never know.

 

 

[Old Koreelah]

Thanks OK. I will take a look from the air just for fun, at a few times of day. You never know.

Perhaps you could get the exact locations from the researchers. Droughts are often a good time, as old drainage systems become visible. (Not something you have much control over). Take some pictures for me!

 

 

[rgmwa]

Thanks OK. I will take a look from the air just for fun, at a few times of day. You never know.

Might be worth checking the area around Tyrendarra too if you're over that way. There's a similar aboriginal settlement there: Tyrendarra Indigenous protected area

rgmwa