Josephine Flood
Author of Archaeology of the dreamtime
About the Author
Dr Josephine Flood is a prominent archaeologist, recipient of the Centenary Medal and former director of the Aboriginal Heritage section of the Australian Heritage Commission. She is the author of the influential Archaeology of the Dreamtime and The Riches of Ancient Australia.
Works by Josephine Flood
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Scarr, Josephine (birth)
Flood, Josephine (marriage) - Other names
- Scarr, Jo
- Birthdate
- 1936-07-25
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- UK (birth)
- Places of residence
- Yorkshire, England, UK (birth)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia - Education
- University of Cambridge
Australian National University - Occupations
- lecturer
archaeologist - Relationships
- Spark, Barbara (climbing partner)
- Organizations
- Australian Heritage Commission
- Short biography
- Born Josephine Scarr in Yorkshire, she attended the University of Cambridge and climbed several mountains over 20,000 feet high in the Himalayas with Barbara Stark. She immigrated to Australia in 1963 and became a lecturer at the Australian National University, where she earned her MA and PhD. She was Director of the Aboriginal Environment Section of the Australian Heritage Commission from 1978 to 1991, when she retired to full-time research and writing. She has two sons and a daughter. Her main hobby is mountaineering.
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- Works
- 8
- Members
- 265
- Popularity
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- Rating
- 3.5
- ISBNs
- 27