Journal Articles, Book Chapters, and Refereed Proceedings
Harmonising the Land and Sky in Aboriginal Dreamings
by Trevor M. Leaman.
Ch 28 in: N. Campion (ed.) The Harmony Debates, Sophia Centre Press, pp. 397-406, 2020
A Cultural Comparison of the ‘Dark Constellations’ in the Milky Way
by Steven R. Gulberg, Duane W Hamacher, Alejandro Martin-Lopez, Javier Mejuto, Andrew M. Munroe and Wayne Orchiston.
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, vol. 23(2), pp. 390-404, 2020
Native American Traditions of Meteor Crater, Arizona: Fact, Fiction or Appropriation?
by Duane W Hamacher
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, vol. 23(2), pp. 375-389, 2020
Solstice and Solar Position Observations in Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Traditions
by Duane W Hamacher, Robert S Fuller, Trevor M Leaman and David Bosun
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, vol. 23(1), pp. 89-99, 2020
Baiami and the Emu Chase: an astronomical interpretation of a Wiradjuri Dreaming associated with the Burbung
by Trevor M Leaman and Duane W Hamacher
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, vol. 22(2), pp. 225-237, 2019
Indigenous use of stellar scintillation to predict weather and seasonal change
by Duane W Hamacher, John Barsa, Segar Passi and Alo Tapim
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, vol. 131, pp. 24-33, 2019
Reading the Indigenous night sky to interpret wildlife patterns
by Trevor M. Leaman
Wildlife Australia Magazine, Vol. 56(2), pp. 18-20, 2019
The Planets in Indigenous Australian Traditions
by Duane W. Hamacher and Kirsten Banks
Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Planetary Science, edited by Peter Read. Oxford: Oxford University, 2019
Australites Part 2: Early Aboriginal Perception and Use
by Philip A. Clarke
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, Vol. 22(1), pp. 155-178, 2019
Australites Part 1: Aboriginal Involvement in their Discovery
by Philip A. Clarke
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, Vol. 21(2&3), pp. 115-133, 2018
Death and Maier: meteors and mortuary rites in the eastern Torres Strait
by Carla B. Guedes, Duane W. Hamacher, John Barca, Elsa Day, Ron Day, Segar Passi, and Alo Tapim
Australian Journal of Indigenous Issues, Vol. 21(3), pp. 39-59, 2018
A methodology for testing horizon astronomy in Australian Aboriginal cultural sites: a case study
by Trevor Leaman and Duane W. Hamacher
Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry, Vol 18(4), pages 431-438, 2018
Environment and Landscape
by Bruno David and Duane W. Hamacher
SAS Encyclopaedia of Archaeological Sciences
Society for Archaeological Science, 2018
‘Dancing with the stars’ – Astronomy and Music in the Torres Strait
by Duane W. Hamacher, Alo Tapim, Segar Passi, and John Barsa
Imagining Other Worlds: Explorations in Astronomy and Culture, edited by N. Campion and C. Impey.
Sophia Centre Press. Lampeter, UK. pp. 151-161, 2018
Twin Suns in Australian Aboriginal Traditionsby Duane W. Hamacher and Rubina R. Visuvanathan
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, Vol. 21(2 & 3), pp. 107-114, 2018
Yes, Aboriginal Australians can and did discover the variability of Betelgeuseby Bradley E. Schaefer
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, Vol. 21(1), pp. 7-12, 2018
Observations of red-giant variable stars by Aboriginal Australiansby Duane W. Hamacher
The Australian Journal of Anthropology, Vol. 29(1), pp. 89-107, 2018
Did Aboriginal Australians record a simultaneous eclipse and aurora in their oral traditions?Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, Vol. 20(3), pp. 349‒359, 2017
Reconstructing the Star Knowledge of Aboriginal TasmaniansJournal of Astronomical History and Heritage, Vol. 19(3), pp. 327-347, 2016
Indigenous Sky Stories: Reframing how we introduce primary school students to astronomy – a Type II Case Study of Implementationby Nicholas Ruddell, Lena Danaia, and David McKinnon
The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, Vol. 45(2): 170-180, 2016
Dawes Review 5: Australian Aboriginal Astronomy and NavigationPublications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, Vol. 33, e039, 2016.
Aboriginal Astronomical Traditions from Ooldea, South Australia, Part 2: Animals in the Ooldean SkyJournal of Astronomical History and Heritage, Vol. 19(1), pp. 61-78, 2016
Identifying Seasonal Stars in Kaurna Astronomical Traditionsby Duane W. Hamacher
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, Vol. 18(1), pp. 39-52, 2015.
Australian Aboriginal Astronomy – An Overviewby Ray P. Norris and Duane W. Hamacher
Handbook of Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy, edited by Clive Ruggles
Springer Press, pp. 2215-2222, 2015.
Australian Aboriginal Astronomy and Cosmologyby Philip A. Clarke
Handbook of Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy, edited by Clive Ruggles
Springer Press, pp. 2223-2230, 2015.
The Aboriginal Australian cosmic landscape. Part 2: Plant connections with the skyworldby Philip A. Clarke
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, Vol. 18(1), pp. 23–37, 2015
The Aboriginal Australian cosmic landscape. Part 1: the ethnobotany of the skyworldby Philip A. Clarke
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, Vol. 17(3), pp. 307–325, 2014.
Using Modern Technologies to Capture and Share Indigenous Astronomical Knowledgeby Martin Nakata, Duane W. Hamacher, John Warren, Alex Byrne, Maurice Pagnucco, Ross Harley, Srikumar Venugopal, Kirsten Thorpe, Richard Neville, and Reuben Bolt
Australian Academic & Research Libraries, Vol. 45(2), pp. 101-110, 2014
Songlines and navigation in Wardaman and other Australian Aboriginal culturesby Ray P. Norris and Bill Yidumduma Harney
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, Vol. 17(2), pp. 141–148, 2014.
Star maps and travelling to ceremonies: the Euahlayi People and their use of the night skyby Robert S. Fuller, Michelle Trudgett, Ray P. Norris, and Michael G. Anderson
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, Vol. 17(2), pp. 149–160, 2014.
Are supernovae recorded in Indigneous astronomical traditions?by Duane W. Hamacher
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, Vol. 17(2), pp. 161-170, 2014
The emu sky knowledge of the Kamilaroi and Euahlayi Peoplesby Robert S. Fuller, Michael G. Anderson, Ray P. Norris, and Michelle Trudgett
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, Vol. 17(2), pp. 171–179, 2014.
Aboriginal Astronomical traditions from Ooldea, South Australia, Part 1: Nyeeruna and the “Orion Story”by Trevor M. Leaman and Duane W. Hamacher
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, Vol. 17(2), pp. 180-194, 2014
Dreamtime Astronomy: a new Indigenous program at Sydney Observatoryby Geoffrey Wyatt, Toner Stevenson, and Duane W. Hamacher
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, 17(2), pp. 195-204, 2014
The Ilgarijiri Project: A collaboration between Aboriginal communities and radio astronomers in the Murchison Region of Western Australiaby John Goldsmith
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, Vol. 17(2), pp. 205–215, 2014.
The Astronomy of the Kamilaroi and Euahlayi Peoples and Their Neighboursby Robert S. Fuller, Ray P. Norris, and Michelle M. Trudgett
Australian Aboriginal Studies, Vol. 2014(2), pp. 3-27, 2014
Comets and Meteorites in the Traditions of Aboriginal Australians
by Duane W. Hamacher
Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures, 3rd Edition, edited by Helaine Selin. Springer Press, pp. 1-4, 2014.
Geomythology and Cosmic Impacts in Australiaby Duane W. Hamacher
West Australian Geologist, No. 505, pp. 11-14, 2014
Aboriginal oral traditions of Australian impact cratersby Duane W. Hamacher and John Goldsmith
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, Vol. 16(3), pp. 295–311, 2013.
Aurorae in Australian Aboriginal traditionsby Duane W. Hamacher
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, Vol. 16(2), pp. 207–219, 2013.
Recorded Accounts of Meteoritic Events in the Oral Traditions of Indigenous Australians
by Duane W. Hamacher
Archaeoastronomy, Vol. 25, pp. 99-111, 2013
The Discovery and History of Dalgaranga Meteorite Crater, Western Australiaby Duane W. Hamacher and Craig O’Neill
Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, Vol. 60(5), pp. 637-646, 2013.
Astronomical Orientations of Bora Ceremonial Grounds in Southeast Australiaby Robert S. Fuller, Duane W. Hamacher and Ray P. Norris
Australian Archaeology, No. 77, pp. 30-37, 2013.
Wurdi Youang: an Australian Aboriginal stone arrangement with possible solar indicationsby Ray P. Norris, Priscilla Norris, Duane W. Hamacher, and Reg Abrahams
Rock Art Research, Vol. 30(1), pp. 55-65, 2013.
Orientations of Linear Stone Arrangements in New South Walesby Duane W. Hamacher, Ray P. Norris, and Robert S. Stevens
Australian Archaeology, No. 75, pp. 46-54, 2012.
The Pleiades and the Dreamtime: an Aboriginal Women’s Story and Other Ancient World Traditions
by Antonella Riem Natale
Coolabah, No. 9, pp. 113-127, 2012.
Aboriginal astronomical sites, landscapes and paintingsby Ragbir and Terry Mason
Astronomy & Geophysics, Vol. 52(4), pp. 4.12–4.16, 2011.
Eclipses in Australian Aboriginal Astronomyby Duane W. Hamacher and Ray P. Norris
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, Vol. 14(2), pp. 103–114, 2011.
Meteoritics and cosmology among the Aboriginal cultures of Central Australiaby Duane W. Hamacher
Journal of Cosmology, Vol. 13, pp. 3743-3753, 2011.
“Bridging the Gap” through Australian Cultural Astronomyby Duane W. Hamacher and Ray P. Norris
Archaeoastronomy & Ethnoastronomy – Building Bridges Between Cultures, edited by Clive Ruggles. Cambridge University Press, pp. 282-290, 2011.
Interpretations of the Pleiades in Australian Aboriginal astronomies
by Dianne Johnson
Archaeoastronomy & Ethnoastronomy – Building Bridges Between Cultures, edited by Clive Ruggles. Cambridge University Press, pp. 291-297, 2011.
Comets in Australian Aboriginal Astronomyby Duane W. Hamacher and Ray P. Norris
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, Vol. 14(1), pp. 31–40, 2011.
Astronomical Symbolism in Australian Aboriginal Rock Artby Ray P. Norris and Duane W. Hamacher
Rock Art Research, Vol. 28(1), pp. 99-106, 2011.
An Aboriginal Australian Record of the Great Eruption of Eta Carinaeby Duane W. Hamacher and David J. Frew
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, Vol. 13(3), pp. 220–234, 2010.
Meteors in Australian Aboriginal Dreamingsby Duane W. Hamacher and Ray P. Norris
WGN – Journal of the International Meteor Organization, Vol. 38(3), pp. 87-98, 2010.
Indigenous Australians’ knowledge of weather and climateby Donna Green, Jack Billy, and Alo Tapim
Climatic Change, Vol. 100, pp. 337–354, 2010.
Australian Aboriginal Astronomy in the International Year of Astronomy by Ray P. Norris
Communicating Astronomy with the Public Journal, Vol. 9, pp. 5-9, 2010.
Australian Aboriginal Geomythology: Eyewitness Accounts of Cosmic Impacts?by Duane W. Hamacher and Ray P. Norris
Archaeoastronomy, Vol. 22, pp. 60-93, 2009.
The Astronomy of Aboriginal Australiaby Ray P. Norris and Duane W. Hamacher
The Role of Astronomy in Society and Culture, edited by D. Valls-Gabaud & A. Boksenberg.
Cambridge University Press, pp. 39-47, 2009.
Australian Aboriginal ethnometeorology and seasonal calendarsby Philip A. Clarke
History & Anthropology, Vol. 20(2), pp. 79–106, 2009.
An overview of Australian Aboriginal ethnoastronomyby Philip A. Clarke
Archaeoastronomy, Vol. 21, pp.39-58, 2007/08.
Astronomy in Aboriginal culture
by Ragbir Bhathal
Astronomy & Geophysics, Vol. 47(5), pp. 527-553, 2006
Discoveries in Aboriginal Sky Mappingby Hugh Cairns
Current Studies in Archaeoastronomy, Conversations Across Time and Space, edited by J.W. Fountain and R.M. Sinclair. Carolina Academic Press. Durham, NC, pp. 523-537, 2005.
Astronomy and the Dreaming: The Astronomy of the Aboriginal Australiansby Roslynn D. Haynes
Astronomy Across Cultures: The History of Non-Western Astronomy, edited by H. Selin and X. Sun.
Kluwer Academic Publishers. Dordrecht, pp. 53 – 90, 2000.
The Astronomy of the Boorong
by John Morieson
Australian Journal of Indigenous Issues, Vol. 2(4), pp. 19-28, 1999
Waiyungari and his role in the mythology of the Lower Murray, South Australiaby Philip A. Clarke
Records of the South Australian Museum, Vol. 32(1), pp. 51-67, 1999
Ethnoastronomy in Australia
by Philip A. Clarke
Archaeoastronomy & Ethnoastronomy News, No. 29 , 1998.
The Aboriginal cosmic landscape of southern South Australia
by Philip A. Clarke
Records of the South Australian Museum, Vol. 29(2), pp. 125-145, 1997.
Marks on sandstone surfaces – Sydney region, Australia: cultural origins and meanings?by David Branagan and Hugh Cairns
Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, Vol. 126, pp. 125-133, 1993.
Tesselated pavements in the Sydney region, New South Walesby David F. Branagan and Hugh C. Cairns
Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, Vol. 126, pp. 63-72, 1993.
Aboriginal Astronomyby Roslynn D. Haynes
Australian Journal of Astronomy, Vol. 4(3), pp. 127-140, 1992.
Adelaide Aboriginal cosmology
by Philip A. Clarke
Journal of the Anthropological Society of South Australia, Vol. 28(1), pp. 1-10, 1990.
Celestial lore of some Australian Aboriginal tribesby Norman B. Tindale
Archaeoastronomy, Vol. 12/13, pp. 258-379, 1983.
Nomads of the Australian Desertby Charles P. Mountford
Rigby, Adelaide (Chapter 8: The Myths of the Sky), pp. 449-584, 1976.
The astronomy of the Aranda and Luritja Tribesby Brian G. Maegraith
Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia, Vol. 56, pp. 19-26, 1932.
Australian Aboriginal Astronomyby J.G. Griffin
Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Vol. 17, pp. 156-163, pp. 63-72, 1923.
Astronomy of the Australian Aboriginesby Peter McPherson
Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, Vol. 15, pp. 71-80, 1881.
Australian Aborignes – The Language and Customs of several tribes of Aborigines in the Western District of Victoria, Australiaby James Dawson
George Robertson, Sydney (Chapter 21: Astronomy and Meteorology), pp. 98-102, 1881.
Some particulars of the general characteristics, astronomy, amd mythology, of the tribes in the central part of Victoria, Southern Australiaby William E. Stanbridge
Transactions of the Ethnological Society of London, Vol 1, pp. 286-303, 1861.
On the astronomy and mythology of the Aborigines of Victoriaby William E. Stanbridge
Proceedings of the Philosophical Institute of Victoria, Transactions, Vol. 2, pp. 137-140, 1857.