The Barrow Island archaeology project: the dynamism of maritime societies in northern Australia

This project will study human occupation from exceptionally rich sites on Barrow Island, located off northwest Australia, profiling a continuous reliance on coastal resources until isolation. Whaling and pearling started in the nineteenth century using Indigenous labourers after a 7,000 year gap in human occupation.

Output(s)

50,000 years of archaeological site stratigraphy and micromorphology in Boodie Cave, Barrow Island, Western Australia

Authors

Ward, Ingrid; Veth, Peter; Prossor, Lauren; Denham, Timothy; Ditchfield, K; Manne, Tiina; Kendrick, P; Byrne, Chae; Hook, F; Troitzsch, Ulrike

Publication date

2017

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Early human occupation of a maritime desert, Barrow Island, North-West Australia

Type

Journal article

Authors

Veth, P.; Ward, I.; Manne, T.; Ulm, S.; Ditchfield, K.; Dortch, J.; Hook, F.; Petchey, F.; Hogg, A.; Questiaux, D.; Demuro, M.; Arnold, L.; Spooner, N.; Levchenko, V.; Skippington, J.; Byrne, C.; Basgall, M.; Zeanah, D.; Belton, D.; Helmholz, P.; et al.

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication date

2017

Rights notice

File

JCU_JCU_veth_etal_2017_qsr_supplementarydata_acceptedversion.pdf

Link

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2017.05.002

Settling the West: 50 000 years in a changing land

Type

Journal article

Authors

Dortch, Joe; Balme, Jane; McDonald, Jo; Morse, Kate; O'Connor, Susan; Veth, Peter

Publisher

Royal Society of Western Australia Inc.

Publication date

2019

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Investigator Images 2011 - Subterranean Shelter Close-ups

Type

Dataset

Authors

Pete Veth, Jo McDonald

Publisher

The University of Western Australia

Publication date

2011

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Project information

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Community / Language group(s)

Project contact(s)

Prof Peter Veth

peter.veth@uwa.edu.au

Researcher(s)

Prof Peter Veth
Prof Alistair Paterson
Prof Mark Basgall
Prof David Zeanah
Dr Tiina Manne
Dr Christa Placzek
Dr Brian Codding
Ms Corioli Souter

Supporting partner(s)

Complete

Yes

Start date

2013

End date2017

Topic(s)

Closing the Gap focus

Funder(s)

Organisation(s)

Indigenous involvement

Indigenous involvement notes

We acknowledge the participation and support of Buurabalayji Thalanyji Aboriginal Corporation and Kuruma Marthudunera Aboriginal Corporation.

The Barrow Island archaeology project: the dynamism of maritime societies in northern Australia

Output(s)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website may contain images, voices and names of deceased persons.

AIATSIS acknowledges all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Traditional Custodians of Country and recognises their continuing connection to land, sea, culture and community. We pay our respects to Elders past and present.