An Archaeological Survey Of The Melbourne Metropolitan Area

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Part of the Victoria Archaeological Survey Occasional Reports Series (Number 15), this scholarly report presents a comprehensive archaeological survey of the Melbourne metropolitan area, documenting Aboriginal heritage sites and artefacts across the urban landscape. Gary Presland, a respected authority on the natural and cultural history of the Melbourne region, details the distribution and significance of archaeological findings within one of Australia's most densely settled regions. The work argues for the importance of recognising and preserving pre-European Aboriginal occupation evidence even within a modern metropolitan context. Methodical and authoritative in tone, the report illustrates how systematic survey work can uncover layers of Indigenous history beneath the contemporary city, making it an essential reference for archaeologists, heritage practitioners, and historians of Aboriginal Victoria.