Pictures of Time Beneath

""If the reader has handy access to a dictionary and possibly to Google, they will not only have an interesting and educational foray into the deep time of Australia, but will also learn a few new words in the process; surely a good outcome! "" John Magee, Quaternary Australasia, pp.53-54, Vol 29 (2), 2013 ""The author's familiarity and ability to encompass historical, cultural and scientific domains is impressive. While at one level, the book is about the history behind the preservation of three heritage landscapes of Australia, at a deeper level, it challenges every reader to step outside the comfort zone of their own discipline or interest area. This is a relatively small book, but very broad in its liveliness and demands; a spirited source of intellectual stimulation."" Bob Paddle, Australian Catholic University, 2010 ""Douglas successfully overcomes the disciplinary divide of science and the humanities. The result is an excellent history of the development and professionalisation of the historical sciences in Australia, and the influence of the Australian continent's geology on shaping international debates on geological change and human antiquity. But her narrative is so much more than a history of science because it reveals through these sites of geological heritage the many and diverse ways that Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians have forged a 'sense of place' on this continent."" Ruth Morgan, LIMINA: A Journal of Historical and Cultural Studies, 2011 ""Pictures of Time Beneath is such a well-thought-out and generally solid effort that it is sure to be a staple of heritage studies' reading lists for years to come."" Rebecca Sanders, Melbourne Historical Journal, 2010 ""Her book is remarkable, and her vision highly original. She brings together geology, glaciology, biology, palaeontology, climatology, archaeology, anthropology, geography, cultural history, heritage studies, politics, museology, environmental history, local history, national history, world history, philosophy, literature, poetry and, and ... I could go on! It is an astonishing synthesis."" Tom Griffiths, Australian National University, 22 June 2010 Read the full transcript of Tom Griffiths' speech when he helped launch the book 22 June 2010 at the National Museum of Australia.