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Dark Emu, Black Seeds: Agriculture or Accident?
Explore in the Atlas →Argues — drawing on colonial explorer journals and archaeological reports — that pre-1788 Aboriginal societies engaged in systematic agriculture, aquaculture, sedentary settlement and grain storage, contesting the 'mere hunter-gatherer' narrative. Reissued 2018 by Scribe/Magabala as 'Dark Emu: Aboriginal Australia and the Birth of Agriculture'. INDIGENOUS-KNOWLEDGE FLAG; CARE governance applies.
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- Bruce Pascoe authored
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- Bruce Pascoe. Dark Emu, Black Seeds: Agriculture or Accident?. Magabala Books, 2014.
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First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Dark Emu, Black Seeds: Agriculture or Accident?." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/work/work-dark-emu/. Accessed July 17, 2026.