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Desert to the Sea

Managing Rock Art, Country and Culture

2022 - 2027

Project Overview

This Project will expand our understanding of Aboriginal settlement and land-use in north-west Australia by investigating how the mythological narratives of Australia’s deserts enable the transmission of knowledge in water-limited environments.

The Project will bring together Indigenous knowledge and western scientific approaches to improve management outcomes for Indigenous ranger groups managing vast cultural estates with significant rock art.

Chief Investigators

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Jo McDonald

UWA (Lead CI)
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Pauline Grierson

UWA
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Peter Veth

UWA
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Richard Fullagar

UWA
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Stephen van Leeuwen

Curtin University
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Judith Field

UNSW
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Rachel Popelka-Filcoff

University of Melbourne
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Emilie Dotte-Sarout

UWA

Partner Investigators

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Peter Jeffries

MAC
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Annie Carson

WA Museum
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Douglas Bird

Pennsylvania State
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Alicia Whittington

DBCA
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Stefani Crabtree

Utah State
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Justin McKinnon

Desert Support Services
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Sharon Reynolds

Woodside

Collaborating Researchers

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India Dilkes-Hall

Archaeobotanist
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Michi Maier

Botanist & Zoologist
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John Stanton

Anthropologist
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Sarah Bourke

Hydrologist

Project Staff

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Sam Harper

Project Manager
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Chae Byrne

Anthracologist
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Emma Beckett

Heritage Liaison Officer
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Peter Kendrick

Zoologist & Logistics Manager
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Emily Grey

Outreach Officer
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Ron Witt

Logistics Support
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Sarah de Koning

Database Manager

Students

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Logan Brauer

PhD - Water
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Vinicius Fiumari

PhD - Residue + Usewear

Partners

This ARC Funded Linkage Project (LP200300886) is administered at The University of Western Australia, with chief investigators at Curtin University, The University of Melbourne, The University of New South Wales, The Pennsylvania State University, Utah State University, in collaboration with partner organisations Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation (MAC), Mungarlu Ngurrarankatja Rirraunkaja Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC (MNR), and Jamukurnu Yapalikurnu Aboriginal Corporation (JYAC), with funding from Woodside, BHP, Newcrest Mining, and with partner investigators from the Western Australian Museum, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, and Desert Support Services.

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Mailing Address:

Centre for Rock Art, Research + Management,

School of Social Sciences,

M257, 32 Stirling Highway, Perth WA 6009

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