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Dr. Olga Gostin, University of South Australia (ret.)
Abstract: In the late 1960s & early 70s archaeological research at Lake Mungo uncovered several ancient burials which established the antiquity of Aborigines at round 45 000 years before present. These were revolutionary findings that redefined our understanding of human evolution. Since then, there has been an ongoing debate about what to do with the remains excavated at a time of different engagement with and understandings of the wishes and aspirations of First Nations peoples in Australia. This talk traces the archaeological and socio-political journey of the ancestral remains at Lake Mungo.
Bio: Of mixed Belgian-Russian parentage, Olga Gostin did her undergraduate studies in social anthropology in South Africa before obtaining a scholarship to the ANU. Between 1963-5 she did research into resettlement and cash cropping among the Kuni of Papua, obtaining her PhD in 1968. A post-doctoral exchange at Moscow State University honed her interest in syncretism and culture change. She was part of the founding of Australia’s first specifically designated tertiary program for Indigenous Australians in 1973 and remained associated with it for the next 40 years. In 1992 she obtained her Master degree in Environmental Studies from the University of Adelaide. She remains passionately interested in social justice and environmental issues.
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC PLANETARIUM SESSION
You must be a member of the Supernovas to attend
($5.00 per person entry fee). However, special public attendance requests will be considered for this session. Please email your attendance requests to Paul Curnow at: [email protected]
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Adelaide Planetarium - UniSA Mawson Lakes, 33-37 Main St.,Adelaide,SA,Australia
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