Article ID: CBB001551811

Identifying Seasonal Stars in Kaurna Astronomical Traditions (2015)

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Early ethnographers and missionaries recorded Aboriginal languages and oral traditions across Australia. Their general lack of astronomical training resulted in misidentifications, transcription errors and omissions in these records. In western Victoria and southeast South Australia many astronomical traditions were recorded but, curiously, some of the brightest stars in the sky were omitted. Scholars claimed these stars did not feature in Aboriginal traditions. This continues to be repeated in the literature, but current research shows that these stars may in fact feature in Aboriginal traditions and could be seasonal calendar markers. This paper uses established techniques to identify seasonal stars in the traditions of the Kaurna Aboriginal people of the Adelaide Plains, South Australia.

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Authors & Contributors
Hamacher, Duane W.
Norris, Ray P.
Paviour-Smith, Martin
Hayashi, Yasunori
Dányi, Endre
Margo Neale
Concepts
Indigenous peoples; indigeneity
Astronomy
Ethnoastronomy
Constellations; zodiac
Ethnography
Australian races
Time Periods
19th century
21st century
20th century, early
Prehistory
Medieval
Ancient
Places
Australia
Torres Strait
Sydney (Australia)
Micronesia
New Guinea
New Zealand
Institutions
Sydney Observatory
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