Professor Amy Roberts
@profamyroberts.bsky.social
Archaeologist and cultural anthropologist who enjoys working in collaboration with Indigenous communities.
It is great to be attending the Centre of Excellence Director and COI’s Forum in Sydney on behalf of the CoE for Transforming Human Origins Research. @flindersuniversity.bsky.social @debmurray.bsky.social
Our latest research with the River Murray and Mallee Aboriginal Corporation is now available!
Professor Amy Roberts@profamyroberts.bsky.social · 2w ago
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Flinders researchers uncover ancient Aboriginal mining at Riverland quarry
New research has revealed evidence of 7,000 years of Aboriginal mining at Sugarloaf Hill in South Australia’s Riverland, highlighting the deep cultural and historical significance of the site.
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Can legacy archaeological data be treated as simply "open" for new analysis? This editorial explores Indigenous Data Sovereignty, consent, cultural authority and the ethical responsibilities of researchers, institutions and journals. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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7000 Years of Aboriginal Mining at Sugarloaf Hill in the Riverland Region of South Australia
Silcrete and chert are commonly represented in Aboriginal archaeological lithic assemblages across large parts of the southwestern Murray-Darling Basin (MDB). In South Australia (SA), these materials....
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New article by our PhD student investigating if Sr, Nd and Pb isotopes can be used to trace the provenance of ochres... Hint they can! ⚒️🧪🌏 doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...
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Strontium, neodymium and lead isotope systems for tracing cultural ochre provenance
Strontium (Sr), neodymium (Nd) and lead (Pb) isotope ratios have been a key component of the geochemist's toolkit for understanding the provenance of …
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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!
Professor Amy Roberts@profamyroberts.bsky.social · last yr.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....
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....
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...
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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
Professor Amy Roberts@profamyroberts.bsky.social · last yr.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
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
Professor Amy Roberts@profamyroberts.bsky.social · last yr.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
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
Professor Amy Roberts@profamyroberts.bsky.social · last yr.www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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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New paper 🧲💡PhD student Maddison Crombie proposes a method to fingerprint ochre with magnetic properties #unimelb #archaeomagnetism www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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…
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Our latest research with the River Murray and Mallee Aboriginal Corporation is now available.
Professor Amy Roberts@profamyroberts.bsky.social · last yr.
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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 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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Our latest research with the Narungga Nation Aboriginal Corporation and the Point Pearce Aboriginal Corporation is now available
Professor Amy Roberts@profamyroberts.bsky.social · 2y agoFull 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....
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....
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...
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