Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Roles and responsibilities
ARC LP 'Desert to the Sea' Project Manager and Research Fellow
Treasurer, Australian Archaeological Association
Member, AAA Conference Subcommittee
Funding overview
- DBCA: Cockburn Ranges
- Rock Art Australia Seed Funding Grant: Cockburn Ranges
- Australian Postgraduate Award
- UWA Top-up Scholarship
Previous positions
AAA Webmaster
Current projects
- From the Desert to the Sea, ARC LP
- Cockburn Ranges: Rock Art Style Provinces, RAA, DBCA
Teaching overview
Lectures (various years):
- ARCY2004
- ARCY3003
- ARCY3012
- ARCY4101
Tutorials (various years):
- ARCY1001
- ARCY2004
Unit Coordinator:
- GEOG1106 (2022)
Other:
- ARCY2005
- ITAS Tutoring
Biography
I am an archaeologist, specialising in Australian rock art, with particular interests in Pilbara engraved art and rock art of the Northeast Kimberley. My research is focused on style and group identity, which was applied to Marapikurrinya (Port Hedland) engraved rock art for my PhD.
I am currently working as a Project Manager and Research Fellow on the ARC Linkage project 'Desert to the Sea', and previously on 'Kimberley Visions'.
Research
Rock Art, Pilbara engravings, Marapikurrinya (Port Hedland) rock art, Kimberley rock art, Material Culture in rock art, Mythological Narratives, Seascapes, Group Identity, Arid-zone archaeology, Desert archeology
Education/Academic qualification
Archaeology, PhD, Inside the Outline: Understanding inclusive and exclusive identity in Marapikurrinya (Port Hedland) rock art, The University of Western Australia
Award Date: 16 Mar 2018
Research expertise keywords
- Rock Art
- Archaeology
- Coastal Archaeology
- Identity
- Material Culture
- Style
- Arid-zone archaeology
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Christianity in the Rock Art of Australia and Chile
May, S. K., Troncoso, A., Harper, S. & Goldhahn, J., Nov 2025, In: Cambridge Archaeological Journal. 35, 4, p. 676-689 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Regional Reponses to Global Climate Change: Exploring Anthropomorphic Depictions in Rock and Mobiliary Art Expressions from the Kimberley and Europe During the Late and Terminal Pleistocene
Veth, P., Harper, S. & Porr, M., 2024, Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology. Moro Abadía, O., Conkey, M. W. & McDonald, J. (eds.). 1 ed. Springer Nature, p. 59-74 16 p. (Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology; vol. Part F2858).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter › peer-review
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Cockburn Ranges: Geological Islands of rock art styles. Report to Balangarra Aboriginal Corportation.
Harper, S. & Goldhahn, J., 18 Aug 2022, 177 p.Research output: Book/Report › Report
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Histories of rock art research in Western Australia’s Kimberley, 1838–2000
Goldhahn, J., Harper, S., Veth, P. & Ouzman, S., 6 Sept 2022, Histories of Australian Rock Art Research. Taçon, P. S. C., May, S. K., McDonald, J. & Fredricks, U. (eds.). Canberra: ANU Press, p. 173–204 31 p. (Terra Australis ; vol. 55).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter › peer-review
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Superpositions and superimpositions in rock art studies: Reading the rock face at Pundawar Manbur, Kimberley, northwest Australia
Gunn, R., David, B., Delannoy, J.-J., Smith, B., Unghango, A., Waina, I., Aboriginal Corporation, B., Douglas, L., Myers, C., Heaney, P., Ouzman, S., Veth, P. & Harper, S., Sept 2022, In: Journal of Anthropological Archaeology. 67, 101442.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access14 Citations (Scopus)
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Cockburn Ranges: Geological Islands of Rock Art Style
Harper, S. (Investigator 01), Goldhahn, J. (Investigator 02) & Popelka-Filcoff, R. (Investigator 03)
16/09/21 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
Prizes
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Balanggarra Aboriginal Corporation Junior Ranger Training
Ouzman, S. (Coordinator) & Harper, S. (Speaker)
1 Dec 2021Activity: Service and engagement › Public outreach/ public event
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Royal Society of Western Australia: Wallacea: Connecting Asia to the Australian Continent
Veth, P. (Keynote speaker/Invited speaker), Ouzman, S. (Keynote speaker/Invited speaker) & Harper, S. (Keynote speaker/Invited speaker)
14 Feb 2020Activity: Conferences and workshops › Participation in workshop, seminar or course
Courses
Press/Media
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This 17,500-year-old kangaroo in the Kimberley is Australia’s oldest Aboriginal rock painting
Finch, D., Gleadow, A., Hergt, J., Heaney, P., Green, H., Myers, C., Veth, P., Harper, S., Ouzman, S. & Levchenko, V.
22/02/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media