Out of darkness (A) | Peter Butt | 1984 | ACMI collection

Robyn Williams narrates this history of the Aborigines in Australia and the archaeological discoveries that have pieced together this history. Until the 1960’s it was thought that the Aborigines had only been here 10,000 years, but discoveries made since then have pushed this timespan as far back as 50,000 years. The predecessors of the modern Aborigines had a sophisticated culture during the ice age, making Aboriginal culture the longest surviving culture in the world.

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Credits

producer/director

Peter Butt

production company

Independent Productions (AU)

Duration

00:52:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1984

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

325316

Language

English

Subject categories

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Origin

Aboriginal Australia → Archaeology - Australia

History → Archaeology - Australia

History → Man, Prehistoric

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Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

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Out of darkness

Australia, 1984

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