Evidence of 3,000-year-old pottery on Jiigurru indicates Aboriginal communities used & created pottery much earlier than previously thought.

This find is the result of co-designed research between Dingaal and Ngurrumungu communities and the ARC CABAH team led by AAH…

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The absence of ancient Indigenous pottery in Australia puzzled researchers.

Pottery made 1,800+ years ago by Aboriginal communities on Jiigurru on the Great Barrier Reef is Australia's oldest ever found, write Sean Ulm (@jcu) + Ian McNiven (@MonashUni). theconversation.com/aboriginal-peo…

Check-out these amazing opportunities to be part of something special in working with the new ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures!

Indigenous fire management began more than 11,000 years ago: new James Cook Uni-led research from Cassandra Rowe, Michael Bird, ConservationBytes et al. theconversation.com/indigenous-fir… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand CABAH AustArchAssoc

Cultural burning is better for Australian soils than prescribed burning, or no burning at all theconversation.com/cultural-burni… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Fabulous to have a visit from some of the Master Reef Guide family!

Today is International Women’s Day #IWD2024 . To commemorate, we share ten women in archaeology who have made significant contributions to their field, as recognised by our Fellows. bit.ly/49ORRGA

Congratulations to my inspirational colleagues on this #IWD Professor Amy Roberts Emma Kowal Alice Gorman Ariana Lambrides Andrea Jalandoni Anna Willis Annie Clarke Georgia Stannard Mel Marshall Michelle Langley Nikki Stern Shimona Kealy Tiina Manne Tristen Jones Zenobia Jacobs

Congratulations to my extraordinary James Cook Uni colleagues Ariana Lambrides and Anna Willis who are indeed remarkable and inspirational! James Cook UniCASE #IWD

Check-out our new chapter exploring the (very) long-term engagement of Indigenous communities with Australian coasts and islands in Scott M. Fitzpatrick & Jon Erlandson’s The Oxford Handbook of Island and Coastal Archaeology. DM for paper.

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Check-our our new work evaluating how Queensland's Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 is meeting its aims.

(Spoiler alert: not all that well)

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A lovely profile of Dr Emma Rehn's work as both a postdoc and PhD candidate in CABAH

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New ecosystems, unprecedented climates: more Australian species than ever are struggling to survive - and important contribution from Frédérik Saltré and ConservationBytes theconversation.com/new-ecosystems… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand CABAH

“Scratching the surface” New research by Goldhahn et al. looks at visual expression through subtractive rock markings from the Cockburn Ranges, east Kimberley, WA.

Online now (🔓): tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

New research by Kennedy et al. into understanding the positioning, vulnerability, and preservation of archaeological deposits in coastal landforms.🔓⬇️
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Amazing recent work by Bourke et al. documenting shell mounds constructed from rounded toothed pearl-shells (not cockles!) on Larrakia Country, NT.⬇️
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