Eugene Stockton
| Father Eugene Stockton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1934 (age 80–81) |
| Occupation |
Priest Community worker Archaeologist |
Fr Eugene Stockton (born 1934) is a retired Catholic priest and archaeologist in the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia.[1]
Stockton grew up at Lawson in the Blue Mountains from the age of six, attended Sydney University, where he gained doctorates in theology and philosophy. He joined the staff of St Columba's College in 1962, and later travelled to Rome and the Middle East, obtained a licentiate in sacred scriptures in Rome, then taught philosophy in Cairo University, and participated in British-led archaeological excavations of biblical sites in Jericho.[1]
Returning to Australia, he lectured at the Springwood and Manly Catholic seminaries and undertook pastoral duties. He undertook archaeological excavations in the Blue Mountains at Kings Table Shelter Wentworth Falls, initially identifying a possible artefact in the Nepean gravels thought to be 40,000 years old, which was claimed to be the oldest human occupation in the Blue Mountains.[2]
Published works
- Nanson, G. C., Young, R. A. W. and Stockton, E. D. 1987. Chronology and palaeoenvironment of the Cranebrook Terrace (near Sydney) containing artefacts more than 40,000 years old. Archaeology in Oceania 22: 72-8.
- Stockton, E. D., 1979. The search for the first Sydneysiders. In: Stanbury, P. (Ed.), 10,000 Years of Sydney Life. A Guide to Archaeological Discovery, pp 49–54. The Macleay Museum, The University of Sydney, Sydney.
- Stockton, E. D. and Holland, W. N., 1974. Cultural sites and their environment in the Blue Mountains. Archaeology and Physical Anthropology in Oceania. Vol. 9 (1), pp. 36-65.
- Stockton, E. D. and Merriman, J. (Eds.), 2009. Blue Mountains Dreaming: The Aboriginal Heritage. (Second Edition). Blue Mountains Education and Research Trust, Lawson. 255 pp.