The point of pearling: Colonial pearl fisheries and the historical translocation of Aboriginal and Asian workers in Australia's Northwest

摘要: Abstract In this work we present findings from historical archaeological on Barrow Island, Northwestern Australia. We provide the first evidence for translocation of Australian Aboriginal people to Island as part maritime industries, probably pearl fisheries, suggesting presence unfree labourers and raising spectre colonial slavery. Assemblages glass points artefacts found island are assessed against previous explanations artefact type. new insights into relationship between materiality survival strategies coerced remote off-shore island.