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Claire Edwina Smith was born on July 15, 1957, in Sydney, Australia, as the second of three daughters, to James Alexander Smith and Annette (nee Jones) Smith. She spent her youth in Booragul, near Newcastle, NSW, with her working class parents, of Scottish and Irish background, inculcating her with empathy for the disadvantaged, tolerance toward others, valuing action rather than class or wealth, and respect for learning and progressive causes. Her interest in archaeology was inspired by a 1st year course in economic prehistory at the University of Newcastle in 1983 while enrolled in a degree in economics. It challenged her stereotypes about past and present Australian Aboriginal populations. She transferred to an Arts degree at the University of New England in Armidale, NSW, with a focus on Australian Aboriginal art, mentored by Mike Morwood and Jane Balme. She completed her Bachelor of Arts degree there in 1990, with First Class Honors and the...
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Professional curriculum vitae: www.flinders.edu.au/people/claire.smith
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Wobst, H.M. (2018). Smith, Claire. In: Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51726-1_1233-2
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