Contextualising Murujuga Stone Structures: Dampier Archipelago

Emma Beckett

doi:10.26182/ee6b-yp85

Contextualising Murujuga Stone Structures: Dampier Archipelago

Emma Beckett

School of Social Sciences

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Abstract

Some of the densest concentrations of stone structures in Australia are found on the Dampier Archipelago (Murujuga), an arid landscape on the northwestern coast of Australia. Many stone structures are enigmatic and interpretation has sometimes been controversial, meaning that this site type has been under-examined and under-theorised. To rectify this, a theoretical model founded in human behavioural ecology and signalling theory has been developed and tested using holistic multi-scalar and geospatial methodologies. This blended approach, successfully applied at Murujuga, will be broadly applicable to research in other regions and provides a new direction for stone structure research in Australian archaeology.

Original language	English
Qualification	Doctor of Philosophy
Awarding Institution	The University of Western Australia
Supervisors/Advisors	McDonald, Jo, Supervisor Dortch, Joe, Supervisor O'Leary, Mick, Supervisor Helmholz, Petra, Supervisor, External person
Thesis sponsors	Australian Government Research Training Program
Award date	7 Aug 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.26182/ee6b-yp85
Publication status	Unpublished - 2021

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The Deep History of Sea Country: climate, sea level and culture
O'Leary, M. & McDonald, J.
Australian Research Council
1/01/17 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
Murujuga - Dynamics of the Dreaming
McDonald, J., Veth, P., Paterson, A., Hampson, J., Glaskin, K., Whitley, T., Bourke, P. & Mulvaney, K.
Australian Research Council, Rio Tinto
1/01/14 → 31/12/18
Project: Research

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The Deep History of Sea Country: climate, sea level and culture

Murujuga - Dynamics of the Dreaming

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