AUSTRALIAN
STONE TOOLS
on display in the
ANU
by
Stephanie Hawkins
The focus of this web site is a basic appraisal of a collection of
Aboriginal Stone Artefacts currently on loan to the Department of
Archaeology and Anthropology at the Australian National University
from the Australian Museum, Sydney.
This web site is aimed at year 12 students or first year university
students who have a general interest in Aboriginal history and would
to know more about Aboriginal stone tools.
Stone Tools play an important role in Australian Aboriginal
Prehistory. By making this collection of Aboriginal Stone Tools
accessable to everyone it provides an introduction and basic
knowledge of Australian Prehistoric Stone Tools.
URL: http://rubens.anu.edu.au/student.projects/tools/homepage.html
more about stone tools
The Recognition, Description, Classification and Nomenclature of Australian
Stone Implements: The Report of the Stone Implement Committee, 1967
D. A. Casey, I. M. Crawford, R. V. S. Wright
http://rubens.anu.edu.au/student.projects/tools/casey.html