Personal profile
Education/Academic qualification
Economic Geology, PhD, Archean nickel sulphide mineralisation, Lunnon Shoot, Kambalda, Western Australia, University of California Berkeley
Award Date: 23 May 1974
Geology, BSc Hons, A fine-grained spodumene-bearing pegmatite, near Mt Marion, Western Australia, The University of Western Australia
Award Date: 20 Jun 1963
External positions
Emeritus Director, Rock Art Australia
2013 → …
Patron, Australia Earth Science Education
Adjunct Professor, Curtin University
Patron, UWA Geoscience Foundation
Industry keywords
- Mining and Resources
Research expertise keywords
- Archaeology and economics
- economic geology
- metals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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‘Alluvial gold’ in Bronze Age Egypt and Nubia: from placers or clasts, and why it matters
Bettenay, L. & Ross, J., Feb 2026, In: Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 69, 105485.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The economics of Late Bronze age gold mining by the Egyptian New Kingdom in Nubia
Bettenay, L. & Ross, J., Dec 2025, In: Journal of Archaeological Science. 184, 14 p., 106420.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Role of Lead Isotopes in Mapping Silver, Copper and Lead Production from Lavrion through Time
Ross, J. & Kayafa, M., 2025, Prehistoric Metal Production in the Aegean: Material Evidence and Analysis. Bassiakos, Y. (ed.). Springer HeidelbergResearch output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter › peer-review
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Gold and Silver: Relative Values in the Ancient Past
Ross, J. & Bettenay, L., 1 Aug 2024, In: Cambridge Archaeological Journal. 34, 3, p. 403-420 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mapping the shafts at Laurion: Contributions to a new geological stratigraphy
Vaxevanopoulos, M., Ross, J., Soukis, K., Voudouris, P. & Melfos, V., 7 Nov 2023, Laurion: Interdisciplinary Approaches to an Ancient Greek mining Landscape, Including Selected Papers. Hulek, F., Lohmann, H., Nomicos, S. & Hauptmann, A. (eds.). Der Anschnitt Beiheft , Vol. 50. p. 47-56 10 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Conference paper › peer-review