Professor Amy Roberts

Great to work with other researchers today who are involved in the new ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre for Advancing #Archaeology in the Resources Sector led by Prof Liam Brady at Flinders Uni, with UQ, Southern Cross Uni, Traditional Owners, & resource companies.

It was a privilege to record more ancestral objects at the South Australian Museum for our ARC project with members of the River Murray and Mallee Aboriginal Corporation @flindersuniversity.bsky.social

Today we are at the Penn Museum in Philadelphia recording objects for our ‘Baskets to Boomerangs’ ARC project.

Our latest research with the River Murray and Mallee Aboriginal Corporation is now available!

The Monoman-Coonambidgal boundary: a transformation in the physical and cultural landscapes of the Murray River in South Australia This paper reviews geomorphological and Aboriginal archaeological records from the upper Riverland region of South Australia (SA) in the context of a change in sedimentary environments within the M...

Full article: The Monoman-Coonambidgal boundary: a transformation in the physical and cultural landscapes of the Murray River in South Australia www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Check out our new paper in JAS describing a new Pleistocene combustion feature from the Riverlands in South Australia. Fantastic to collaborate with the River Murray and Mallee Aboriginal Corporation, Flinders colleagues and other collaborators

It was an absolute honour to have contributed a small part to this work, an important contribution to understanding the formation and preservation of combustion features in Late Pleistocene open sites in Australia and globally. #microstratigraphy #geoarchaeology #Sahul

Our latest research with the River Murray and Mallee Aboriginal Corporation is now available! #craigwestell @mikegeoarch.bsky.social @ingatkatandaan.bsky.social @waikatouniversity.bsky.social @flindersuniversity.bsky.social

Life beyond the lakes: An analysis and implications of a Pleistocene combustion feature on the Pike River in South Australia The Pike River is an anabranch and palaeochannel of the Murray River located in South Australia's Riverland region, in the southwestern part of the Mu…

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A new method for fingerprinting ochre sources using mineral magnetic measurements Fingerprinting of iron-rich natural pigments commonly known as ochre, provides the opportunity to trace the cultural movement of these ochres in the a…

New paper 🧲💡PhD student Maddison Crombie proposes a method to fingerprint ochre with magnetic properties #unimelb #archaeomagnetism

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Our latest research with the River Murray and Mallee Aboriginal Corporation is now available.

A new method for fingerprinting ochre sources using mineral magnetic measurements Fingerprinting of iron-rich natural pigments commonly known as ochre, provides the opportunity to trace the cultural movement of these ochres in the a…

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

It was fantastic to be part of this research with Jagera Daran led by Kate Greenwood. #australianarchaeology #flinders

Culturally Modified Trees and Bark and Wooden Material Culture From Yagara Country, Southeast Queensland, Australia: A Preliminary Overview of Indigenous Biocultural Knowledge This paper outlines preliminary results from our multimethod research about Culturally Modified Trees (CMTs) and associated bark and wooden material culture in Yagara Country in southeast Queensland....

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8000 years of Indigenous history revealed on Peninsula Archaeologists are filling in gaps about Indigenous populations on coastal and island sites of Yorke Peninsula, west of South Australia’s capital Adelaide,

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8000 years of Aboriginal history revealed on Yorke Peninsula New research by Flinders University and University of South Australia, conducted in partnership with Narungga Nation Aboriginal Corporation and Point Pearce Aboriginal Corporation, has revealed 8000 [...

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Yorke Peninsula study reveals 8000 years of Narungga resilience New research has uncovered 8000 years of Aboriginal history on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula/Guuranda, highlighting the cultural and environmental resilience of the Narungga people.The study, led ...

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Our latest research with the Narungga Nation Aboriginal Corporation and the Point Pearce Aboriginal Corporation is now available

Burgiyana and Waraldi: A radiocarbon chronology for a selection of coastal and island archaeological sites on Yorke Peninsula/Guuranda, South Australia This paper outlines a radiocarbon chronology for a selection of coastal and island archaeological sites on Yorke Peninsula/Guuranda, South Australia. The case study areas are located on Point Pearc...

Full article: Burgiyana and Waraldi: A radiocarbon chronology for a selection of coastal and island archaeological sites on Yorke Peninsula/Guuranda, South Australia www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Nanawun Kaldowinyeri 21/11/2024 Radio Adelaide - Rich & Real.

It was great to be a guest on Nanawun Kaldowinyeri (Thursday 21/11/24) on @radioadelaide radioadelaide.org.au/program/nana... #AusAirplay

More than 300 Australian university executives make more money than state premiers, report reveals Union says average vice-chancellor gets paid almost double the prime minister, with salaries seemingly ‘plucked from thin air’

My university has 16 executives paid more than our state premier :/ www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Cliff-top sites preserving ancient Aboriginal heritage on the River Murray New research by Flinders University researchers, conducted in partnership with the River Murray and Mallee Aboriginal Corporation (RMMAC), has documented ancient archaeological sites on the cliff-tops...

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Our latest research with the River Murray and Mallee Aboriginal Corporation is now available doi.org/10.1017/RDC....