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Billy Griffiths is a Sydney-based writer and historian. He is the author of The China Breakthrough: Whitlam in the Middle Kingdom, 1971 (Monash University Publishing, 2012). Mike Smith AM is a veteran desert archaeologist who learnt his trade in Australian archaeology's 'decades of discovery'. He is an emeritus research fellow at the National Museum of Australia and the author of The Archaeology of Australia's Deserts (Cambridge University Press, 2013).
The editors show the diverse and storied influences on the history and practice of archaeology in Australia, from Deuteronomy to Gough Whitlam. Black-and-white photographs of archaeologists, Aboriginal peoples, and Australian landscapes accompany and contextualise the quotations, earthing them and illustrating a handful of archaeological encounters. A pint-sized collection that punches well above its weight, this collection is a must-have for active and armchair adventurers alike. - Ruth A Morgan, Australian Review of Books October 2015
