PREFACE

He most generously and freely shared his knowledge of Central Australia with us, creating two maps for us that show the locations of the primary sites linked to the traditions of the Arunta original: "Arunta"; the people now more commonly known as the Arrernte. people. Please understand that these maps are not meant to show our full current geographical knowledge of Central Australia; we have intentionally left out all but the most important landmarks.

We wish to thank Mr. W. A. Horn and Dr. E. C. Stirling for permission to use several drawings of Indigenous rock paintings, which were originally created for Dr. Stirling's anthropological report on the Arunta people.

Finally, we must express our deep sense of gratitude to Dr. E. B. Tylor Sir Edward Burnett Tylor (1832–1917), often considered the founder of cultural anthropology. and Mr. J. G. Frazer Sir James George Frazer (1854–1941), a hugely influential social anthropologist best known for his work The Golden Bough.. It is obvious how much we owe to their work, which guided our research methods, but they also gave us their warm personal encouragement and support. They very kindly proofread the text—indeed, we are especially grateful to Mr. Frazer for the final revision. As we offer them our warmest thanks, we hope this work proves worthy of the interest they have shown in it.