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Samantha BOLTONBA (Hons), BSc (University of Sydney) PhD: Just Passing Through: The archaeology of late nineteenth and early twentieth century settlement sites bewtween Mundaring and Kalgoorlie Research interests: Historical archaeology Publications: Fiona DYASONBSc Hons (archaeology and zoology) (UWA) PhD: Paleoenvironments and Fire Regimes in Prehistoric South West Australia This project is part of the Transformations project Aboriginal landscape use and management in south-western Australia during the recent past, an investigation of land management and Aboriginal land use in south west Australia. This project contributes to the overall project by investigating the southwest’s paleoenvironment. Little is known of the inland environment of the Holocene in Southwestern Australia; this study aims to remedy this lack of knowledge by identifying any Holocene vegetation changes in the South West. Pollen cores will provide evidence of fire regimes through charcoal and vegetation species present. The vegetation record will be used with the historical and ethnographic records to determine the effect of Aboriginal burning prior to European colonisation. Research interests: Prehistoric environments Publications: Dyason, F. (2008) Dental cementum analysis of macropod teeth in Australia: a methodological enquiry. Quaternary Australasia 25(1):12-16. Dyason, F. (2007) Identification and dental cementum analysis of Macropodoidea and Potoroidae teeth from the ‘Silver Dollar’ archaeological site, Shark Bay, Western Australia. Australian Archaeology 65:68. Kelly FLEMINGBachelor of Science (2002) UWA PhD: Late Nineteenth- and early Twentieth-Century Western Australian Gold Mining: Global Links in the Archaeological Record? My PhD research examines three large surface assemblages from Western Australian gold rush era sites in the Upper Murchison near the town of Cue. I am examining the material remains and spatial patterns at these sites and comparing them to other goldfields sites in Australia and elsewhere to better understand the archaeology of the gold rush period in Western Australia and across the globe. Research interests: Historical Archaeology Kira GORYACHEVAPhD: Viking women in Russia: Their influence on the social position and role of women in Russian society. Research Interests: Historical archaeology Cynthia Ontiretse MOOKETSIBA + PGDE (UB), MPhil (Bergen) PHD: What was the role of small animals in the late Holocene transitional period from hunting and gathering to herding in the Shashe-Limpopo basin; eastern Botswana. Research Interests Publications Mooketsi, C. 2001 Butchery styles and the processing of cattle carcasses in Botswana. Pula Journal Vol 15 (1): 108-124 Jennifer RODRIGUESPhD: Finders Keepers: an examination of maritime collecting behaviour and its historical impact on Australian shipwreck sites By the mid 1980s, looting of Australia’s shipwreck sites from the early years of scuba diving in the 1950s, was seen as a significant problem through which information on Australia’s maritime heritage had been lost into private hands. Archaeologists had long suspected that wrecks were being looted but could never ascertain what was removed and how much information was lost as a consequence. In 1993, a nation-wide amnesty was declared calling for members of the public, who were in possession of historic shipwreck relics, to declare their collections without fear of prosecution. In response, some 20,000 artefacts were declared and around 30 ‘new’ shipwrecks reported. Research interests: Australian archaeology Publications: Book contributions: Rodrigues, J.A. (2005). ‘Chapter 10: Casks from the Mary Rose’ in Gardiner, J. and Richards, M. (eds.). Before the mast, life and death aboard the Mary Rose, Vol. 4: The Archaeology of the Mary Rose. Wessex Archaeology, England. Contributions on field methods and techniques for carrying out maritime archaeological fieldwork in Australia in: Burke, H. and Smith, C. (2004). The Archaeologists’ field handbook. Sydney: Allen and Unwin. Journal papers: Rodrigues, J.A. 2007. The Historic Shipwrecks amnesty collections: a resource for the study of human impact on Australian shipwreck sites. Enalia (The Journal of the Hellenic Institute of Marine Archaeology). Athens: HIMA. Rodrigues, J. 2004. ‘A brief history of the development of maritime archaeology in Australia and current postgraduate courses available’. Enalia (The Journal of the Hellenic Institute of Marine Archaeology), Vol. VIII, pp. 101-107. Athens: HIMA. Rodrigues, J.A. 2002. ‘Jetty-site artefacts from Holdfast Bay, South Australia: tracing the State’s historical development from its early years, based on functional analysis of submerged material culture’ in International Journal of Nautical Archaeology. Vol. 31.1: 108-128. London: Academic Press. Rodrigues, J.A. 2002. ‘Holdfast Bay historical artefacts: Assessing an unprovenanced collection’ in The Bulletin of the Australasian Institute For Maritime Archaeology, Vol. 26: 27-34. Western Australian Maritime Museum: AIMA. Rodrigues, J.A. 2002. ‘Holdfast Bay Jetty: Examining Associated Material Culture’ in The Bulletin of the Australasian Institute For Maritime Archaeology, Vol. 26: 35-42. Western Australian Maritime Museum: AIMA. (Conference proceedings publication) Commissioned book reviews: In-house Western Australian Museum report series: Rodrigues, J.A., Anderson, R.J., Prall, R. and Souter, C. 2006. Kalbarri site survey and excavations. Department of Maritime Archaeology, Western Australian Museum, No. 210 (Part II). Rodrigues, J.A. 2005. Report on Kalbarri site inspection, 16 October 2005. Special Report, Department of Maritime Archaeology, Western Australian Museum, No. 210 (Part I). Rodrigues, J.A. 2005. The UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage: a one-day workshop held on 23 May 2004. Report ¬ Department of Maritime Archaeology, Western Australian Maritime Museum, No. 189. General publications: Rodrigues, J.A. 2005. ‘The UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage: a one-day workshop’ in The Nautical Archaeology Society Newsletter, 23(2): 15 (July), United Kingdom. Rodrigues, J.A. 2004. ‘Workshop on the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage’ in The Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology Newsletter, 23(2): 3 (June), Australia. Rodrigues, J.A., 1999. ‘Analysis and interpretation of the Holdfast Bay historical artefacts’ in The Australian Society for Historical Archaeology Inc. Newsletter, 29(4): 8. Jade STINGEMOREPhD: Surviving the "Cure": Life on Bernier and Dorre Islands under the Lock Hospital Regime Research Interests: Forensic archaeology |
