Question

multidisplinary approach in History

Answer 1

When conceptualising ‘history’, most people will likely picture a collection of written documents, archival records, chronological accounts, and tangible evidence of construction in the landscape. But what happens when a place has no written records or clearly identifiable infrastructure? Does the term ‘history’ still apply? Or must the chronological narrative take on another title, such as ‘prehistory’?

Typical historical research methods are rarely used when interpreting and documenting Australia’s past. With no written records in the ‘Western’ sense, Ancient Australia must be mapped with the help of multiple disciplines and a variety of evidence types.