Isabel McBryde

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Isabel McBryde
AO FAHA
Born(1934-07-16)16 July 1934
Fremantle, Western Australia
NationalityAustralian
Other names"Mother of Australian archaeology"
OccupationArchaeologist
Years active1960–2000s

Isabel McBryde AO FAHA (born 16 July 1934) is an Australian archaeologist and emeritus professor at the Australian National University (ANU) and School Fellow, in the School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts. [1] McBryde is credited with training "at least three generations of Australian archaeologists" [2] and is affectionately referred to as the "Mother of Australian Archaeology". [3] McBryde had a "holistic" approach to studying the archaeology of Aboriginal Australia, which has been carried on by many of her students (and her students' students). [2] McBryde has also made considerable contributions to the preservation and protection of Australian cultural heritage, particularly Aboriginal cultural heritage. [4]

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Biography

McBryde was born in Fremantle, Western Australia on 16 July 1934. [5] Her family moved to Melbourne not long after her birth. [6] McBryde completed honours and master's degrees, in Latin and history, at the University of Melbourne. She received her formal archaeological training at Cambridge University where she undertook a Diploma in Prehistoric Archaeology in 1959. [7]

In 1960, McBryde returned to Australia and was appointed as the first lecturer in prehistory and ancient history at the University of New England (UNE), the first titled position of its kind in Australia. [8] She completed her PhD at UNE in 1966 with a regional study of the Aboriginal archaeology of the New England region of New South Wales. [9] According to Sandra Bowdler and Genevieve Clune, her PhD was the first-ever awarded based on Australian archaeological fieldwork. [10] At UNE, McBryde set up courses in archaeology, focusing on the "importance of regionally focused archaeology". [6]

McBryde was appointed as senior lecturer in the Department of Prehistory and Anthropology at the ANU in 1974, [6] and in 1986 she was appointed as the chair of prehistory. [5] McBryde retired from ANU in 1994. [6]

Awards and honours

McBryde was elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities in 1979. [11]

In 1990, McBryde became an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for her "service to education, particularly in the field of Australian Prehistory". [12] In 2001, McBryde received a further honour from the Australian Government, being awarded a Centenary Medal "for service to cultural heritage and as a distinguished archaeologist". [13] McBryde remained continually involved within the world of archaeological academia with great enthusiasm, as she routinely reviewed fellow archaeological work. [14]

In 2003, McBryde was awarded the Rhys Jones Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Australian Archaeology, which is the highest honour bestowed by the Australian Archaeological Association. In the citation for her medal it was noted that: "Few people have created such an enduring legacy for Australian archaeology. She has touched the minds, hearts and actions of virtually the entire Australian archaeological community. She is celebrated by students, Indigenous communities, colleagues and friends." [15]

In 2005, McBryde was awarded life membership for Outstanding Contribution to the Australian Archaeological Association, an association of which she was a founding member, and also served as its first secretary in 1974–1975. [16]

Her work is described and lauded in Billy Griffiths' 2018 award-winning book Deep Time Dreaming: Uncovering Ancient Australia. [17] [18]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Isabel McBryde". Trowelblazers. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Isabel McBryde | TrowelBlazers". 15 April 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  4. ↑ Melbourne, The University of. "McBryde, Isabel - Woman - The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia". www.womenaustralia.info. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Rhys Jones Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Australian Archaeology 2003". Australian Archaeological Association. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  6. 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.
  7. ↑ Melbourne, The University of. "McBryde, Isabel - Woman - The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia". www.womenaustralia.info. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  8. ↑ "Isabel McBryde | TrowelBlazers". 15 April 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  9. ↑ Bowler, Sandra; Clune, Genevieve (June 2000). "The Shadowy Band: The Role of Women in the Development of Australian Archaeology". Australian Archaeology. 50: 29.
  10. ↑ Bowdler, Sandra; Clune, Genevieve (2000). "That shadowy band: The role of women in the development of Australian archaeology". Australian Archaeology. 50 (1): 27–35. doi:10.1080/03122417.2000.11681663. ISSN   0312-2417. S2CID   142781733.
  11. ↑ "Fellows". Australian Academy of the Humanities. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  12. ↑ "Award Extract". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  13. ↑ "Centenary Medal". Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  14. ↑ McBryde, Mills, Isabel, Carol (1978). "Reviewed work: 'Taming the wilderness': The first decade of pastoral settlement in the Kennedy district. Studies in North Queensland History No. 1, Anne Allingham". Aboriginal History. 2 (1/2): 176–177. JSTOR   24054579.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  15. ↑ "Isabel McBryde | Australian Archaeological Association | AAA". australianarchaeologicalassociation.com.au. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  16. ↑ "Life Membership". Australian Archaeological Association. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  17. ↑ Griffiths, Billy (26 February 2018). Deep Time Dreaming: Uncovering Ancient Australia. Black Inc. ISBN   9781760640446.
  18. ↑ "Billy Griffiths, Deep Time Dreaming: Uncovering Ancient Australia (Black Inc., 2018)". Australian Archaeological Association . Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  19. ↑ Many exchanges : archaeology, history, community and the work of Isabel McBryde. OCLC. OCLC   68208684.
  20. ↑ McBRYDE, Isabel (1978). "Wil-im-ee Moor-ring: Or, Where do Axes Come From?". Mankind. 11 (3): 354–382. doi:10.1111/j.1835-9310.1978.tb00666.x. ISSN   1835-9310.
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