SEMINAR: ARCHAEOLOGY SEMINAR SERIES
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ARCHAEOLOGY SEMINAR SERIES : Utilizing Rock art and Archaeology to understand Pleistocene |
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The Burrup Peninsula and Dampier Archipelago contain one of
the largest concentrations of rock engravings in the world.
Numbering well into the millions, the engravings communicate
the stories of a dynamic landscape which cultures lived in,
utilized, and socialized for millennia. Situated within an area that
was once part of an expansive coastal plain - now drowned due to
the sea level rise - the archaeology of the region provides the
opportunity to investigate cultural transformation throughout time
in a setting which experienced an incredible amount of
environmental change and the accompanying social stresses. The
rock art corpus provides evidence of these dynamic changes and
also speaks to the potential use of the landscape for more than
30,000 years, although only early Holocene dated archaeological
signatures have so far been uncovered. The aim of the research
project is to investigate the potential for Pleistocene
occupation/use on the Dampier Archipelago. This will be
undertaken by contextualising living sites with engravings thought
to be associated with Pleistocene rock art production, and through
unpacking of the early phases of rock art production found in this
area. The aim is to draw upon the archaeological evidence
available in the hopes to better understand how people utilized and
socialized this environment from the Pleistocene onwards.
This Presentation will be Megan’s PhD Research Proposal
Seminar.
Speaker(s) |
Megan Berry
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Location |
Social Sciences Lecture Room 1 (G28)
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Contact |
Karen Eichorn
<[email protected]>
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Start |
Thu, 08 Aug 2013 16:00
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End |
Thu, 08 Aug 2013 17:00
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Submitted by |
Karen Eichorn <[email protected]>
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Last Updated |
Tue, 06 Aug 2013 18:51
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