Jo McDonald
@jojomcd.bsky.social
Rock Art Professor CRAR+M UWA, Perth, Australia. Archaeologist. Mother, partner, daughter, sister, aunty, nana JoJo …
Members of the Australian delegation to Paris, led by Ngarda-Ngarli and MAC, describe why the Murujuga Cultural Landscape listing is so important
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We were part of the world heritage listing of Murujuga. Here’s why all Australians should be proud
Murujuga is Australia’s 21st world heritage property, but only the second property listed exclusively for its Indigenous cultural values.
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July 18, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Members of the Australian delegation to Paris, led by Ngarda-Ngarli and MAC, describe why the Murujuga Cultural Landscape listing is so important
theconversation.com/we-were-part...
theconversation.com/we-were-part...
Got some weekend reading for you! www.crarm.uwa.edu.au/post/rocks-v...
Rocks, Varnish, Water and an Impact Crater!
France Champenois, John Fairweather, Ying-Li WuDating Murujuga’s Dreaming’s first fieldwork for 2025 was a two-part extravaganza that took place in early April. Fieldwork started at Murujuga, where th...
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May 31, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Got some weekend reading for you! www.crarm.uwa.edu.au/post/rocks-v...
Happy #IWD2025 from the Art Tarts and all our esteemed colleagues
Happy #IWD2025! From the women of CRAR+M and to all the amazing women in our field!
'March Forward: For ALL Women and Girls' reminds us of the diverse and inspiring women we engage with—Elders, rangers, community leaders, researchers, academics, industry partners, and many more
'March Forward: For ALL Women and Girls' reminds us of the diverse and inspiring women we engage with—Elders, rangers, community leaders, researchers, academics, industry partners, and many more
March 7, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Happy #IWD2025 from the Art Tarts and all our esteemed colleagues
Fabulous to have Martu and Ngada Ngarli, industry partners, researchers and collaborators together in Perth this week for our annual Desert to the Sea ARC LP research forum. Great to talk about what we have achieved already, working together. Exciting times planned for this year on country!
February 16, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Fabulous to have Martu and Ngada Ngarli, industry partners, researchers and collaborators together in Perth this week for our annual Desert to the Sea ARC LP research forum. Great to talk about what we have achieved already, working together. Exciting times planned for this year on country!
Very helpful.. 😂
January 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Very helpful.. 😂
Delighted that this paper has arrived just in time for the Festive Season!! A pioneering analysis the Pilbara fat-tailed macropod. Pilbara artists depicted this motif in very similar ways, with posture and gait accounting for most stylistic differences.
December 20, 2024 at 11:22 AM
Delighted that this paper has arrived just in time for the Festive Season!! A pioneering analysis the Pilbara fat-tailed macropod. Pilbara artists depicted this motif in very similar ways, with posture and gait accounting for most stylistic differences.
Graduation night is always more special when there is an amazing crop of new archaeologists- and many of the discipline group are there to celebrate 🎉 🎊
December 14, 2024 at 6:32 AM
Graduation night is always more special when there is an amazing crop of new archaeologists- and many of the discipline group are there to celebrate 🎉 🎊
Great to be part of the UWA contingent who travelled to Gimuy to take part in #AAA47. Fabulous sessions on Shared narratives and proud to have our Dating Project team present work done in collaboration with Murujuga. Happy the Big and small #s made a return to the schedule, with many worthy winners!
December 8, 2024 at 5:51 AM
Great to be part of the UWA contingent who travelled to Gimuy to take part in #AAA47. Fabulous sessions on Shared narratives and proud to have our Dating Project team present work done in collaboration with Murujuga. Happy the Big and small #s made a return to the schedule, with many worthy winners!
After lunch- and now Mick O’Leary talking about sea faring competencies and inter island travel in The Dating Murujuga’s Dreaming session #AAA47
December 6, 2024 at 3:35 AM
After lunch- and now Mick O’Leary talking about sea faring competencies and inter island travel in The Dating Murujuga’s Dreaming session #AAA47
Now Ben Mullins- talking about the MRAMP results and the complexities of natural vs anthropogenic effects on the rock at at Murujuga #AAA47
December 6, 2024 at 2:17 AM
Now Ben Mullins- talking about the MRAMP results and the complexities of natural vs anthropogenic effects on the rock at at Murujuga #AAA47
Now - John Fairweather describing his work with machine learning to explore the distribution of rock varnish at the landscape scale #AAA47
December 6, 2024 at 1:58 AM
Now - John Fairweather describing his work with machine learning to explore the distribution of rock varnish at the landscape scale #AAA47
Ishara Pathirage now is presenting on her geology PhD research in Rosemary Island gabbros
December 6, 2024 at 1:15 AM
Ishara Pathirage now is presenting on her geology PhD research in Rosemary Island gabbros
The Dating Murujuga’s Dreaming session starts with Luke Gligainic describing how we can date rock through looking at surface exposure
December 6, 2024 at 12:43 AM
The Dating Murujuga’s Dreaming session starts with Luke Gligainic describing how we can date rock through looking at surface exposure
Now Dave Johnson wrapping up the session- embracing the small and big wins and celebrating the gains for Indigenous archaeology over multiple decades
December 5, 2024 at 11:55 PM
Now Dave Johnson wrapping up the session- embracing the small and big wins and celebrating the gains for Indigenous archaeology over multiple decades
Now Aunty/Babani Robyne Brancroft narrates her archaeological journey/ acknowledging Isobel McBryde as well as her matrilineal line
December 5, 2024 at 11:29 PM
Now Aunty/Babani Robyne Brancroft narrates her archaeological journey/ acknowledging Isobel McBryde as well as her matrilineal line
Now Annie Ross- looking back - to look forward- reflections on a long and illustrious career collaborating with Indigenous people #AAA47
December 5, 2024 at 11:20 PM
Now Annie Ross- looking back - to look forward- reflections on a long and illustrious career collaborating with Indigenous people #AAA47
Plenary Speaker John Schofield at #AAACairns with some suggested solutions for the wicked problems related to climate change
December 4, 2024 at 11:07 PM
Plenary Speaker John Schofield at #AAACairns with some suggested solutions for the wicked problems related to climate change
The Murujuga Dating Project team- aggregating for lunch- almost all here now!
December 4, 2024 at 3:02 AM
The Murujuga Dating Project team- aggregating for lunch- almost all here now!