The Archaeology of Innovation
Peoples & Things
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The Last Tasmanian Was Not Intended to Be a Tool of Races
The last tasmanian was intended to be a tool of empowerment and teaching. It was the first time the white australian public really saw the story of the t asmanian genecide. And he spent a long time, after the film came out, n after there was quite a lot of controversy about it,. I'm but he im he kept trying to defend himself, and he clearly didn't realize that that's what he'd done... But unfortunately for archaeology, i his work has gotten picked up. We don't believe what he said, and actually have a better understanding of the materials than restid based on a very small excavation units.
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