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AU ANUA 695
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- 1972 - 1974 (Creation)
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35 16mm films
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Ole Christensen completed his BA in 1970 and his MA in 1972, at the Department of Archaeology at the University of Calgary. After field work in South America, he came to the ANU as a PhD scholar in 1972, and worked for the Department of Prehistory's project at Kuk in the upper Wahgi valley, led by Dr Jack Golson. Christensen was involved in the study of the agricultural history of the area, especially scrutinizing resource utilization near the site of the Department's excavations at Kuk. Ole Christensen died, aged 29, in a car accident on 16 December 1974.
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Scope and content
These films were recorded by Christensen in the area of the Waghi Valley of Papua New Guinea, near the Department of PreHistory's excavations at Kuk, led by Dr Jack Golson. These films depict traditional methods of tool making, cooking, farming, and hunting, as well as funerary rites and other rituals.
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Researchers must sign an access agreement.
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Use may be restricted due to deteriorating format.
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All films have been digitised and are available for download here: https://hdl.handle.net/1885/219717.
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Created by C. Ziegler on 18 January 2021. Updated 26.6.2024.
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Filename
ANUA_695_Christensen_PNG_films.pdf
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application/pdf