Archaeologist Tom Austen Brown and research in Australia

For over 40 years, Tom Austen Brown spent most of his time traveling to remote areas of Australia to learn about the ancient civilization of Australian aborigines.

Now, the late lawyer and alumnus has left a great inheritance for the University of Sydney, Australia, for the study of Archeology, which is also the area at which time was born. , Tom Austen Brown, spent his life exploring.

Tom Austen Brown, died in 2009, following a will: Brown left half of his assets, for the University of Sydney, Australia, wishing that the inheritance would be spent " in Archaeological research. study, under the transparent supervision of the school board . "

Dr. Ted Robinson at the Macleay Museum:
" This is really a great innovation at the University of Sydney, Australia "

The inheritance gift amounted to $ 6.9 million, and came with $ 1.8 million worth of money that Brown gave to the University of Sydney some time ago when Brown was alive. Along with the funds: Social Science and Art, Tom Austen Brown Archaeological Foundation will also exist.

" This is a special gift that will help advance prehistoric studies at the University of Sydney, Australia, " said Professor Duncan Ivison, Dean of the Department of Archeology, University of Sydney, Australia. "The deep understanding of the ancient Aboriginal culture in this continent plays an important role in helping us envision what we can do in the future ."

Born in 1925, Tom Brown Austen studied at Sydney Law School in the final years of World War II. After graduation, he returned to his family in Broken Hill and joined the law firm of his father, a famous local lawyer.

Due to the specificity of his lawyer work, Brown often has to visit customers living in remote areas. According to Brown's sister, Betty Porich, Brown's lifelong passion is the aboriginal artifacts he collected during these trips .

" On those days nobody really cared about these antiques ," said Betty Porich. " People often tell Brown that they have old items thrown away and Brown went out and collected them ."

Brown began collecting grindstones and tools made of broken pieces of stone, marking each section with where it was found. As a result, the National Parks and Wildlife Administration heard about Brown's activities and they sent Professor Richard Wright, an archaeologist, University of Sydney, Australia, to see and leave Evaluate Brown's collection. Professor Richard Wright was completely impressed by Brown's collection, but pointed out that by moving artifacts, Brown affected archaeological relics.

Shortly thereafter, Brown, now retired, did not work as a full-time lawyer, but enrolled in archeology, University of Sydney, Australia. " Brown has learned to pursue a passion for archeology, doing things in the right order without damaging cultural heritage, " said Dr. Ted Robinson, President of the Archeology Society.

After graduating in 1974, Brown earned a Master's degree in Anthropology, from Washington State University, USA. He returned to Australia in the early 1980s, embarking on a journey to discover Aboriginal archaeological sites on a campervan truck.

Now, to acknowledge the great contribution of Tom Austen Brown, University of Sydney, Australia, Tom Tom Austen Brown is recognized as the Honorary President of the Australian Archeology Society, a position for a leading expert. has contributed greatly to the development of the Australian Archeology industry.

In addition, the birth of the Program funded Tom Brown Austen's archaeological research, which promotes research, education and field research activities in the field of anthropology and archeology. . These are scholarships for graduate studies, including scholarships and other support costs for local students, field work expenses, research grants and funding for needed equipment. research and research facilities.

Dr. Ted Robinson believes that Tom Austen Brown's Archaeological Foundation will significantly contribute to expanding our knowledge of Australia's ancient past. While the University of Sydney, Australia, is already famous in this area of ​​research. Dr. Ted Robinson points out Dr. Sarah Colley's digitized documents about fossilized fish bones found at some archaeological sites. Dr. Ted Robinson said it was time to ripen to further expand the area's archaeological activities. " This is really a great innovation at the University of Sydney, Australia ," he said.