Introduction to Aboriginal Sydney
Much of what we know comes from many sources.
Place names
Aboriginal place names around Sydney Harbour and Botany Bay.
Research Projects
Search Dr Val Attenbrow's research projects.
- Axes, Exchange, Social Change: New Perspectives on Australian Hunter-Gatherers.
- Evolution of technology and tool use in 10,000 years of Aboriginal prehistory
- Late Holocene mega-tsunamis and the coastal archaeological record of New South Wales
- Marine carbon reservoir variability along the New South Wales south coast
Clan names and language groups
Learn more about the clans and language groups of coastal Sydney.
Fish and fishing
Fish formed an important part of the diet in pre-colonial times.
Canoes
Canoes were used for travelling and were an essential part of fishing.
Food from the sea
What else was eaten, apart from fish?
