Author: Bruce W. Hayward
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780908608393
Category : Gums and resins industry
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Kauri Gum and the Gumdiggers
Author: Bruce W. Hayward
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780908608393
Category : Gums and resins industry
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780908608393
Category : Gums and resins industry
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
The Gumdiggers
Author: Alfred Hamish Reed
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780589007324
Category : Kauri gum
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
A rewritten version of the author's book The gumdigger, published 1948.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780589007324
Category : Kauri gum
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
A rewritten version of the author's book The gumdigger, published 1948.
The Amber Forest
Author: George O. Poinar
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 9780691057286
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
The Poinars are world leaders in the study of amber fossils and have spent years examining the uniquely rich supply that has survived from the ancient forests of the Dominican Republic. They draw on their research here to reconstruct in words, drawings, and spectacular color photographs the ecosystem that existed on the island of Hispaniola between fifteen and forty-five million years ago. The Poinars present richly detailed drawings of how the forests once appeared. They discuss how and when life colonized Hispaniola and what caused some forms to become extinct. Along the way, they describe how amber is formed, how and where it has been preserved, and how it is mined, sold, and occasionally forged for profit today.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 9780691057286
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
The Poinars are world leaders in the study of amber fossils and have spent years examining the uniquely rich supply that has survived from the ancient forests of the Dominican Republic. They draw on their research here to reconstruct in words, drawings, and spectacular color photographs the ecosystem that existed on the island of Hispaniola between fifteen and forty-five million years ago. The Poinars present richly detailed drawings of how the forests once appeared. They discuss how and when life colonized Hispaniola and what caused some forms to become extinct. Along the way, they describe how amber is formed, how and where it has been preserved, and how it is mined, sold, and occasionally forged for profit today.
Tarara
Author: Senka Božić-Vrbančić
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Questions of identity and belonging have been in the spotlight in New Zealand in recent years, and 'Celebrating Forgetting' investigates these through the history of Maori and Croatian communities in the far North. The author examines Maori-Croatian relationships on the gumfields and beyond
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Questions of identity and belonging have been in the spotlight in New Zealand in recent years, and 'Celebrating Forgetting' investigates these through the history of Maori and Croatian communities in the far North. The author examines Maori-Croatian relationships on the gumfields and beyond
Pioneer Dalmatian Settlers of the Far North
Author: Kaye Dragicevich
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780473394097
Category : Dalmatia (Croatia)
Languages : en
Pages : 405
Book Description
Four years in the making, 200 stories of pioneering families who came from Croatia in search of a better life. Includes 900 historical photographs. A substantial, high quality, collectable book and a treasure trove of family history for generations to come.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780473394097
Category : Dalmatia (Croatia)
Languages : en
Pages : 405
Book Description
Four years in the making, 200 stories of pioneering families who came from Croatia in search of a better life. Includes 900 historical photographs. A substantial, high quality, collectable book and a treasure trove of family history for generations to come.
Fossils in Amber
Author: David Penney
Publisher: Siri Scientific Press
ISBN: 095586366X
Category : Amber fossils
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Publisher: Siri Scientific Press
ISBN: 095586366X
Category : Amber fossils
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
The Gumdigger
Author: Alfred Hamish Reed
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Kauri
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
This book provides a comprehensive account of the Kauri gumfields and gumdiggers. It is interwoven with an account of an expedition in 1947 during which Alfred Reed (the author) was himself a gumdigger. It chronicles his gumdigging adventures while camped on lonely Mount Camel and later activities at the extreme north-western tip of New Zealand. Descriptions are provided of the methods of extraction of the gum, and the lives of those who worked on the gumfields.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Kauri
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
This book provides a comprehensive account of the Kauri gumfields and gumdiggers. It is interwoven with an account of an expedition in 1947 during which Alfred Reed (the author) was himself a gumdigger. It chronicles his gumdigging adventures while camped on lonely Mount Camel and later activities at the extreme north-western tip of New Zealand. Descriptions are provided of the methods of extraction of the gum, and the lives of those who worked on the gumfields.
Amber
Author: Patty C. Rice
Publisher: Geoscience Press
ISBN: 9780945005292
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
The best available reference on amber is now revised and updated. Dr. Rice's Amber presents a comprehensive reference for the general collector, carver, or the scientist. She begins with the history of amber, which moves from the Stone Age through archaeological finds, ancient writings and medieval chronicles, and then on to explore the scientific studies of amber and how it attained commercial value. Amber provides information on the cultural changes relating to amber jewelry plus the mystical powers attributed to the gem. It is updated to include information on mining in the Baltic areas as well as new information on DNA Coding.
Publisher: Geoscience Press
ISBN: 9780945005292
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
The best available reference on amber is now revised and updated. Dr. Rice's Amber presents a comprehensive reference for the general collector, carver, or the scientist. She begins with the history of amber, which moves from the Stone Age through archaeological finds, ancient writings and medieval chronicles, and then on to explore the scientific studies of amber and how it attained commercial value. Amber provides information on the cultural changes relating to amber jewelry plus the mystical powers attributed to the gem. It is updated to include information on mining in the Baltic areas as well as new information on DNA Coding.
Oral History and Public Memories
Author: Paula Hamilton
Publisher: Temple University Press
ISBN: 1592131425
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Oral history is inherently about memory, and when oral history interviews are used "in public," they invariably both reflect and shape public memories of the past. Oral History and Public Memories is the only book that explores this relationship, in fourteen case studies of oral history's use in a variety of venues and media around the world. Readers will learn, for example, of oral history based efforts to reclaim community memory in post-apartheid Cape Town, South Africa; of the role of personal testimony in changing public understanding of Japanese American history in the American West; of oral history's value in mapping heritage sites important to Australia's Aboriginal population; and of the way an oral history project with homeless people in Cleveland, Ohio became a tool for popular education. Taken together, these original essays link the well established practice of oral history to the burgeoning field of memory studies.
Publisher: Temple University Press
ISBN: 1592131425
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Oral history is inherently about memory, and when oral history interviews are used "in public," they invariably both reflect and shape public memories of the past. Oral History and Public Memories is the only book that explores this relationship, in fourteen case studies of oral history's use in a variety of venues and media around the world. Readers will learn, for example, of oral history based efforts to reclaim community memory in post-apartheid Cape Town, South Africa; of the role of personal testimony in changing public understanding of Japanese American history in the American West; of oral history's value in mapping heritage sites important to Australia's Aboriginal population; and of the way an oral history project with homeless people in Cleveland, Ohio became a tool for popular education. Taken together, these original essays link the well established practice of oral history to the burgeoning field of memory studies.
Fossil Insects
Author: David Penney
Publisher: Siri Scientific Press
ISBN: 095745306X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Palaeoentomology represents the interface between two huge scientific disciplines: palaeontology – the study of fossils, and entomology – the study of insects. However, fossils rarely feature extensively in books on insects, and likewise, insects rarely feature in books about fossils. Similarly, college or university palaeontology courses rarely have an entomological component and entomology courses do not usually consider the fossil record of insects in any detail. This is not due to a lack of insect fossils. The fossil record of insects is incredibly diverse in terms of taxonomic scope, age range (Devonian to Recent), mode of preservation (amber and rock) and geographical distribution (fossil insects have been recorded from all continents, including Antarctica). In this book the authors aim to help bridge the palaeontology–entomology gap by providing a broadly accessible introduction to some of the best preserved fossil insects from a wide range of deposits from around the globe, many of which are beautifully illustrated by colour photographs. Also covered are insect behaviour and ecology in the fossil record, sub-fossil insects, trace fossils and insect species longevity. Just as insects are useful as ecological indicators today, the same can be expected to be true of the past. Such applications of the insect fossil record are briefly discussed. It is hoped that this book will encourage a few future researchers to enter the fascinating realm of palaeoentomology and to this end there is a section on how to become a palaeoentomologist. However, it is aimed at a much broader audience – those with an interest in fossils and/or insects in general, who will no doubt marvel at the diversity and excellent preservation of the fossils illustrated.
Publisher: Siri Scientific Press
ISBN: 095745306X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Palaeoentomology represents the interface between two huge scientific disciplines: palaeontology – the study of fossils, and entomology – the study of insects. However, fossils rarely feature extensively in books on insects, and likewise, insects rarely feature in books about fossils. Similarly, college or university palaeontology courses rarely have an entomological component and entomology courses do not usually consider the fossil record of insects in any detail. This is not due to a lack of insect fossils. The fossil record of insects is incredibly diverse in terms of taxonomic scope, age range (Devonian to Recent), mode of preservation (amber and rock) and geographical distribution (fossil insects have been recorded from all continents, including Antarctica). In this book the authors aim to help bridge the palaeontology–entomology gap by providing a broadly accessible introduction to some of the best preserved fossil insects from a wide range of deposits from around the globe, many of which are beautifully illustrated by colour photographs. Also covered are insect behaviour and ecology in the fossil record, sub-fossil insects, trace fossils and insect species longevity. Just as insects are useful as ecological indicators today, the same can be expected to be true of the past. Such applications of the insect fossil record are briefly discussed. It is hoped that this book will encourage a few future researchers to enter the fascinating realm of palaeoentomology and to this end there is a section on how to become a palaeoentomologist. However, it is aimed at a much broader audience – those with an interest in fossils and/or insects in general, who will no doubt marvel at the diversity and excellent preservation of the fossils illustrated.