A5054331023- Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
- Marine animal studies overview
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
James Cook University
2020-2024
Australian Research Council
2024
Heritage College
2020
Aboriginal manufacture and use of pottery was unknown in Australia prior to European settlement, despite well-known ceramic-making traditions southern Papua New Guinea, eastern Indonesia, the western Pacific. The absence ancient mainland has long puzzled researchers given other documented deep time exchange networks across continent close proximity pottery-bearing Lapita post-Lapita maritime communities Pacific with ocean-going watercraft sophisticated navigation abilities. We report oldest...
Archaeological records documenting the timing and use of northern Great Barrier Reef offshore islands by Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander peoples throughout Holocene are limited when compared to central southern extents region. Excavations on Lizard Island, located 33 km from Cape Flattery mainland, provide high resolution evidence for periodic, yet sustained island over past 4000 years, with focused exploitation diverse marine resources manufacture quartz artefacts. An increase in occurs...