Isabel McBryde

Isabel McBryde (born 16 July 1934) AO is an Australian archaeologist and Professor Emerita, at the Australian National University (ANU) and School Fellow, in the School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts.[1] McBryde trained "at least three generations of Australian archaeologists."[2] McBryde had a "holistic" approach to studying the archaeology of Aboriginal Australia.[2] She has been dedicated to cultural preservation, and served as a member of the National Heritage Forum and on the Board of Management of Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park.[3]

Biography

McBryde was born in Fremantle, Western Australia on 16 July 1934.[4] Her family moved to Melbourne not long after her birth.[5] She completed Honours and master's degrees, both in Latin and History at the University of Melbourne. She subsequently undertook a Diploma in Prehistoric Archaeology at, Cambridge University in 1958 and in 1960 returned to Australia to take up the first lecturer in Prehistory and Ancient History at the University of New England (UNE). She completed her PhD in 1966 on regional studies in the New England area. At UNE, McBryde set up courses in archaeology, focusing on the "importance of regionally focused archaeology."[5]

McBryde started teaching at ANU in 1974.[5] She was appointed chair in prehistory there in 1986.[4] McBryde retired from the university in 1994.[5] In 2005, she was given a life membership for Outstanding Contribution to the Australian Archaeological Association.[6]

Publications

  • Records of Times Past: Ethnohistorical Essays of the Culture and Ecology of the New England Tribes. Canberra: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies. 1978. ISBN 9780855750671.
  • Coast and Estuary: Archaeological Investigations on the North Coast of New South Wales at Wombah and Schnapper Point. contributions by V.M Campbell. Canberra: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies. 1982. ISBN 9780855751173.
  • Who Owns the Past?: Papers From the Annual Symposium of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. Melbourne: Oxford University Press. 1985. ISBN 9780195545654.
  • Guests of the Governor: Aboriginal Residents of the First Government House. Sydney: Friends of the First Government House Site. 1989. ISBN 9780731655083.

Further reading

  • Many Exchanges: Archaeology, History, Community and the Work of Isabel McBryde (2005), Aboriginal History Inc.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Suzannah Pearce, ed. (17 November 2006). "McBRYDE Isabel". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
  2. 1 2 "Isabel McBryde". Trowelblazers. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  3. ↑ Cundy, Barry (20 July 2001). "Isabel McBryde AO Bibliography" (PDF). AIATSIS Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Rhys Jones Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Australian Archaeology 2003". Australian Archaeological Association. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Grimshaw, Patricia. "McBryde, Isabel (1934 - )". The Encyclopedia of Women & Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia. Australian Women's Register. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "Life Membership". Australian Archaeological Association. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "Many exchanges : archaeology, history, community and the work of Isabel McBryde". worldcat.org. OCLC. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
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