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The University of Western Australia (M257), 35 Stirling Highway,
6009 Perth
Australia
Joe is an archaeologist with wide experience in academic research and in applied heritage management. He completed his PhD at UWA on Aboriginal responses to environmental changes in south-western Australia during and after the last glacial period, from 20,000 years ago to present.
Since then he has investigated archaeological evidence for Late Pleistocene faunal extinctions, researched past Aboriginal burning and landscape management in south-western Australia, and collaborated with geneticists and Aboriginal stakeholders on ancient and modern DNA analysis.
As a consultant, he’s advised communities and industry on archaeological heritage, completing more than 200 heritage assessments for Aboriginal organisations, resources companies, private developers and government agencies, and helping integrate cultural heritage protection into major development projects.
Joe has also delivered courses in archaeological field and lab methods, applied theory, and the intersection of environmental and social sciences (e.g. ARCY3003, ARCY4101, INDG2700 and ARCY3013).
Joe advocates for stronger heritage protection in current state and Federal reforms. He is a former President and current Vice-President of the Australian Archaeological Association.
Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, School of Social Sciences
Cultural Heritage Advisor, Rio Tinto
Research Manager/Murujuga: Dynamics of the Dreaming ARC Linkage Project
Director, Eureka Archaeological Research & Consulting, UWA
Research Fellow, Archaeology, UWA
Reporting and preparation of publications on the ARC Linkage Project: Murujuga: Dynamics of the Dreaming
Archaeological interpretation of ancient DNA from cave sediments.
Study of past Noongar landscape management, through assessment of fire ecology, palaeo-ecology and fine-scale environmental, archaeological, historic and oral records.
Grinding stones and their environmental contexts in the Pilbara, Western Australia.
Joe has worked outside academia for much of his career. He provides advice on cultural heritage management and interpretation to commercial, government and community organisations.
Completed PhD students (years completed):
Supervised Honours students in Archaeology (except where shown otherwise):
Inquiries are welcome from any prospective PhD, Masters or Honours students, especially on the following topics:
English
French (basic)
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Archaeology, PhD, Palaeo-environmental change and the persistence of Aboriginal occupation in south-western Australian forests, The University of Western Australia
1 Jan 1996 → 10 Mar 2001
Award Date: 10 Mar 2001
Archaeology, Honours, University of Southampton
Award Date: 1 Jul 1991
Vice-President, Australian Archaeological Association
Dec 2023 → …
President, Australian Archaeological Association
Dec 2021 → Dec 2023
Director, Dortch Cuthbert
2001 → …
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter › peer-review
Pacioni, C. (Creator), Hunt, H. (Creator), Allentoft, M. E. (Creator), Vaughan, T. G. (Creator), Wayne, A. F. (Creator), Baynes, A. (Creator), Haouchar, D. (Creator), Dortch, J. (Creator) & Bunce, M. (Creator), DRYAD, 21 Oct 2015
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.26s85, http://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.26s85 and one more link, https://zenodo.org/record/4942453 (show fewer)
Dataset
Thomson, V. A. (Creator), Mitchell, K. J. (Creator), Eberhard, R. (Creator), Dortch, J. (Creator), Austin, J. J. (Creator) & Cooper, A. (Creator), DRYAD, 15 Mar 2018
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.p7c6p, http://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.p7c6p and one more link, https://zenodo.org/record/5012668 (show fewer)
Dataset
Mitchell, N. (Investigator 01), Hopper, S. (Investigator 02), Skrzypek, G. (Investigator 03), Catullo, R. (Investigator 04), Lullfitz, A. (Investigator 05), McCallum, J. (Investigator 06), Dortch, J. (Investigator 07), Knapp, L. (Investigator 08), Webb, W. (Investigator 09), Horwitz, P. (Investigator 10), Blake, D. (Investigator 11), Islam, S. (Investigator 12), Edmonds, D. (Investigator 13), Miller, B. (Investigator 14), Liddelow, J. (Investigator 15), McGrath, G. (Investigator 16), Densmore, V. (Investigator 17), Harvey, M. (Investigator 18), Tatarnic, N. (Investigator 19) & Durrant, B. (Investigator 20)
21/10/22 → 21/10/26
Project: Research
Dortch, J. (Investigator 01) & Monks, C. (Investigator 02)
Australian Institute of Nuclear Science & Engineering AINSE
1/01/15 → 31/12/15
Project: Research
Manne, T. (Investigator 01) & Dortch, J. (Investigator 02)
1/01/14 → 31/12/14
Project: Research
Lau, H. (Investigator 01), Dortch, J. (Investigator 02) & Gow, A. (Investigator 03)
1/01/13 → 31/12/13
Project: Research
Dortch, J. (Investigator 01) & Stedman, J. (Investigator 02)
25/07/12 → 31/12/12
Project: Research