Anthropological Society of New South Wales

Anthropological Society of New South Wales
Formation 1928
Extinction 1973 - absorbed by Australian Anthropological Society
Type NGO
Headquarters Sydney Australia
Region served
 Australia
Website aas.asn.au

The Anthropological Society of New South Wales was formed in 1928, by William Walford Thorpe, ethnologist of the Australian Museum,[1] Clifton Cappie Towle[2] and three others.[3]

It published The Australian Journal of Anthropology (originally titled Mankind from 1931[4]), which was later published by the Australian Anthropological Society.[5] Charles Anderson (mineralogist) was president of the society in 1930 and 1931, while Olive Pink was secretary. In 1931, members of the Society excavated an Aboriginal rock shelter at Burrill Lake, New South Wales, which is believed to be in excess of 20,000 years old, the oldest known site on the Australian East Coast.[6]

References

  1. ↑ An Anecdotal History of Annandale, 'Douglas Grant (circa 1885 - 1951)'
  2. ↑ Australian Museum, Pioneers of Australian Archaeology
  3. ↑ McCarthy, F.D. 1978. New light on the Lapstone Creek excavation, Australian Archaeology, no.8, 49-60
  4. ↑ National Library of Australia catalogue Trove
  5. ↑ Australian Anthropological Society website
  6. ↑ du Cros, Hilary. "Burrill Lake Rockshelter: An early use of a research design in Australian prehistory". Australian Archaeological Association. Retrieved 6 April 2013.

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