ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION In seeking to document the development of world archaeological traditions it is fundamental to examine the contribution of indigenous minorities. While the theme of ‘domination and resistance’ has been given some attention in the examination of how regional archaeologies have developed (Miller, Rowlands & Tilley 1989), the effect that indigenous involvement has had in the construction of disciplines remains poorly documented. Until recently relatively little has been written about the contribution of Aboriginal people to the development of archaeology as a discipline in Australia (see now Bowdler 1988; Flood 1989; Creamer 1990; Pardoe 1990; Pardoe 1991a; Pardoe 1991b; Pardoe 1992; Clarke 1993; Tacon n.d.; Williams n.d.). While there is little doubt that the involvement of Aboriginal people in Australian prehistoric archaeology has had an impact on the way in which archaeologists go about their work, the extent to which this involvement has affected the nature of the discipline is less clear.
