Person
Flood, Josephine Mary (1936 - )
AM
- Born
- 25 July 1936
Yorkshire, United Kingdom - Occupation
- Archaeologist
- Alternative Names
- Scarr, Josephine (maiden name)
Summary
Josephine Flood was an archaeologist whose research highlighted the role of Bogong moths in the lives of Aboriginal people in southern highlands of New South Wales. Her excavations of the Cloggs Cave in Victoria revealed considerable evidence of Aboriginal stone and bone tools, and occupation of the cave for over 30,000 years. During her time as Deputy Director of the Australian Heritage Commission over 2,000 Aboriginal sites were added to the Register of the National Estate. She was also involved in the world heritage listing of Kakadu National Park, the Willandra Lakes region in New South Wales, and the Tasmanian south west wilderness area. Between 1981 and 1992 Flood led seven expeditions to record rock art in the Victoria River region of the Northern Territory and on Cape York, Queensland. Her books include Archaeology of the Dreamtime (1983, 7th ed. 2010) and The riches of ancient Australia: a journey into prehistory (1990, 3rd ed. 1999).
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Chronology
- 1959
- Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Cambridge
- 1961
- Career event - Leader, British Women's Himalayan Expedition to Kulu
- 1963
- Career position - Lecturer in Classical Archaeology, Australian National University
- 1963
- Life event - Settled in Australia
- 1964 - 1978
- Career position - Lecturer in Australian archaeology, Australian National University
- 1968
- Education - Master of Arts (MA), Australian National University
- 1973
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Australian National University
- 1978 - 1979
- Career position - Senior Conservation Officer, Australian Heritage Commission
- 1979 - 1991
- Career position - Deputy Director, Australian Heritage Commission
- 1988 -
- Career position - Member, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- 1991 -
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of the Humanities
- 2001
- Award - Centenary Medal for service to Australian society and the humanities in prehistory and archaeology
- 2019
- Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for significant service to archaeology, and to the study of indigenous culture
Published resources
Books
- Flood, J. M., Archaeology of the Dreamtime (Sydney: Collins, 1983), 288 pp. Details
- Flood, J. M., The riches of ancient Australia: a journey into prehistory (St Lucia, Qld: University of Queensland Press, 1990), 373 pp. Details
- Flood, Josephine M., The moth hunters: Aboriginal prehistory of the Australian Alps (Canberra: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, 1980), 388 pp, https://www.ligatu.re/book/the-moth-hunters/. Details
Resources
- 'Flood, Josephine (19360725-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-492296. Details
See also
Helen Cohn
Created: 14 August 2018, Last modified: 11 February 2020