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Professor Amy Roberts
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Archaeologist and cultural anthropologist who enjoys working in collaboration with Indigenous communities.
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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.
October 20, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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
September 8, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Today we are at the Penn Museum in Philadelphia recording objects for our ‘Baskets to Boomerangs’ ARC project.
June 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Our latest research with the River Murray and Mallee Aboriginal Corporation is now available!
May 28, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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...
www.tandfonline.com
May 28, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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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
May 26, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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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
May 26, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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New paper 🧲💡PhD student Maddison Crombie proposes a method to fingerprint ochre with magnetic properties #unimelb #archaeomagnetism

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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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May 4, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Our latest research with the River Murray and Mallee Aboriginal Corporation is now available.
May 5, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Our latest research with the Narungga Nation Aboriginal Corporation and the Point Pearce Aboriginal Corporation is now available
December 9, 2024 at 11:48 PM
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...
www.tandfonline.com
December 9, 2024 at 11:44 PM
It was great to be a guest on Nanawun Kaldowinyeri (Thursday 21/11/24) on @radioadelaide radioadelaide.org.au/program/nana... #AusAirplay
Nanawun Kaldowinyeri 21/11/2024
Radio Adelaide - Rich & Real.
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November 21, 2024 at 11:02 PM
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My university has 16 executives paid more than our state premier :/ www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
More than 300 Australian university executives make more money than state premiers, report reveals
Union says average vice-chancellor gets paid almost double the prime minister, with salaries seemingly ‘plucked from thin air’
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2024 at 9:53 PM
Our latest research with the River Murray and Mallee Aboriginal Corporation is now available doi.org/10.1017/RDC....
Archaeology on the edge: radiocarbon chronologies for Aboriginal cliff-top sites of the Murray River, South Australia | Radiocarbon | Cambridge Core
Archaeology on the edge: radiocarbon chronologies for Aboriginal cliff-top sites of the Murray River, South Australia
doi.org
November 18, 2024 at 3:27 AM