Charcoal Night: Re-Imagining the Night Sky
'Charcoal Night' - is a short film documentary about re-imagining the night sky, created in partnership with students from the Albury Wodonga Community College, the Astronomical Society of Albury...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bora Ceremonial Grounds and the Milky Way: a Connection?
By Robert Fuller and Duane HamacherMost Aboriginal language groups in Australia practised initiation ceremonies. In some places, this tradition continues. During this ceremony, teenage boys were taken...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The First Astronomers: Education in the Pilbara
by Dr Andi HorvathAs Australia has the oldest continuous culture on Earth, the first Australians were very likely to have also been the first astronomers. In 2008 CSIRO astrophysicist Ray Norris set...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Maps By Night: Indigenous Navigation
On Friday 24 January 2014, Professor Ray Norris gave a talk on Aboriginal astronomy and navigation at the National Library of Australia in Canberra.In Australian Aboriginal cultures, mental maps are...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Indigenous Astronomy @ UNSW
Australia’s Indigenous people have rich and ancient traditions relating to the stars, which informed social practices, sacred law, and ceremony, and were used for navigation, calendars, hunting,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Kamilaroi and Euahlayi Emu in the Sky
by Robert FullerThe concept of the Emu in the Sky exists in different Aboriginal groups across Australia. These stories have different meanings, from indicators of resources (when to collect emu eggs)...
View ArticleClik here to view.
"Cultural Astronomy Channel" - YouTube
The Cultural Astronomy Channel is a YouTube channel moderated by Prof Jarita Holbrook from the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town, South Africa.The channel features a number of videos on the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Are supernovae recorded in Indigenous astronomical traditions?
New research by Dr Duane Hamacher at the University of New South Wales explores Indigenous traditions that may describe supernovae, and sets criteria for confirming supernovae in oral tradition and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Stories from the sky: astronomy in Indigenous knowledge
by Duane Hamacher (University of New South Wales)Indigenous Australian practices, developed and honed over thousands of years, weave science with storytelling. In this Indigenous science series, we’ll...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Studying Cultural Astronomy for a Career - a Guide
By Duane HamacherI am frequently asked about how one can go about studying cultural astronomy and possibly pursue a career in the field. Due to its interdisciplinary nature, knowing what to study and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
"Speaking with": Duane Hamacher on Indigenous astronomy
Duane Hamacher interviewed by Tamson Pietsch. Originally published on The Conversation on 19 December 2014, 11.35am AEDT.Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people have between 40,000 and 60,000...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Finding meteorite impacts in Aboriginal oral tradition
By Duane HamacherImagine going about your normal day when a brilliant light races across the sky. It explodes, showering the ground with small stones and sending a shock wave across the land. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fire in the sky: The southern lights in Indigenous oral traditions
Aurora Australis as seen from Victoria. Alex Cherney, Terrastro Gallery, Author providedParts of Australia have been privileged to see dazzling lights in the night sky as the Aurora Australis – known...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Aboriginal languages could reveal scientific clues to Australia’s unique past
By Robin Whitlock (with some edits by Duane Hamacher for accuracy)The loss of Australian aboriginal languages could obstruct access to unique scientific information regarding Australia’s ancient...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Identifying Seasonal Stars in Kaurna Astronomical Traditions
By Duane W. HamacherEarly ethnographers and missionaries recorded Aboriginal languages and oral traditions across Australia. Their general lack of astronomical training resulted in misidentifications,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mauna a Wakea: Hawai'i’s sacred mountain and the contentious Thirty Meter...
By Duane W. Hamacher (University of New South Wales) and Tui R. Britton (Macquarie University)This article was originally published in The Conversation on September 21, 2015 6.09am AEST.Hawaii's Thirty...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Star Stories of the Dreaming: a Documentary (Trailer)
TRAILER to the ground-breaking documentary ... coming soonEuahlayi Lawman and Knowledge Holder, Ghillar Michael Anderson shares some of the ancient wisdoms of his Peoples' connection to the universe....
View ArticleClik here to view.
How ancient Aboriginal star maps have shaped Australia’s highway network
Originally published in The Conversation (Australia) on April 7, 2016 6.07am AESTThe next time you’re driving down a country road in outback Australia, consider there’s a good chance that very route...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Article 2
By Duane HamacherIn the previous post, I discussed Arrernte oral traditions relating to the Henbury crater field in the Central Desert. Let us now travel 175 km west of Alice Springs, where we see 5...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Impact Craters in Aboriginal Dreamings, Part 2: Tnorala
By Duane HamacherIn the previous post, I discussed Arrernte oral traditions relating to the Henbury crater field in the Central Desert. As I said, Henbury is not the only impact crater in Arrernte...
View Article