The Dendroglyphs, or 'Carved Trees' of New South Wales

Part 1: general remarks 1. Introduction 2. Brief history 3. Classification 4. Terminology 5. Method of production Part 2: taphoglyphs (inhumation, ‘carved-trees’ or grave indicators) 1. Object of taphoglyphs 2. Non-decorative 3. How prepared 4. Sites – how situated 5. Number of taphoglyphs to an interment 6. Position in relation to individual graves 7. No trace of tree-worship 8. Not connected with worship of the dead 9. Designs portrayed and compared 10. Comparison of motive with that of weapons and implements 11. Meaning of the designs on glyphs 12. Antiquity 13. Distribution 14. Remarks on distribution Part 3: teleteglyphs or bora-trees 1. Object of teleteglyphs 2. Mode of preparation and size 3. Sites 4. Number to a site 5. Positions at a site 6. Designs portrayed 7. Explanation of motive 8. Distribution 9. Remarks on distribution Part 4: Melville and Bathurst Islands burial posts Part 5: possible sources of the culture Appendices 1. Kruben and Koen 2. Supposed traces of agriculture 3. Stone structures Addenda Tasmania Taphoglyphs Teleteglyphs Plates