Seeing Narungga (Aboriginal) land from the sea: A case study from Point Pearce/Burgiyana, South Australia

The concept of 'seeing land from the sea' (Cooney 2003: 323) has gained currency since the themed World Archaeology issue, 'Seascapes' (2003), building upon 'maritime cultural landscape' studies by Hunter (1994: 261), Jasinski (1999: 14-18), Parker (1999, 2001) and Westerdahl (1992, 2002). Since this time, however, few case studies have explored the practical methods that can be employed to incorporate such thinking into maritime archaeology studies. Are maritime archaeologists around the world embarking on survey vessels and pursuing a 'seaward perspective' (Phillips 2003: 376) or are there 'water views' (Guthrie and Kohen 2005: 16) that are yet to breach the conceptual barrier of the office door