Part of my PhD research looked at shell knives from Boodie Cave, Barrow Island (Hook et al. 2024). We found a 46,000-year tradition of Melo shell knife production—some of the earliest known shell tools made by Homo sapiens.
#archaeomalacology #australianarchaeology #experimentalarchaeology
#archaeomalacology #australianarchaeology #experimentalarchaeology
April 13, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Part of my PhD research looked at shell knives from Boodie Cave, Barrow Island (Hook et al. 2024). We found a 46,000-year tradition of Melo shell knife production—some of the earliest known shell tools made by Homo sapiens.
#archaeomalacology #australianarchaeology #experimentalarchaeology
#archaeomalacology #australianarchaeology #experimentalarchaeology
So I caved and set up an account here. Not expecting anyone to interact however as this place seems very quiet! I’m here for #AboriginalArchaeology #humanosteology #zooarchaeology
#AustralianArchaeology
#archaeology.
Say hi and give me a follow
#AustralianArchaeology
#archaeology.
Say hi and give me a follow
September 28, 2025 at 12:06 AM
So I caved and set up an account here. Not expecting anyone to interact however as this place seems very quiet! I’m here for #AboriginalArchaeology #humanosteology #zooarchaeology
#AustralianArchaeology
#archaeology.
Say hi and give me a follow
#AustralianArchaeology
#archaeology.
Say hi and give me a follow
Each year we find headstones in the Toowong Cemetery Archaeology Dig.
https://www.fotc.au/headstones/archaeological-digs/
#australianarchaeology
https://www.fotc.au/headstones/archaeological-digs/
#australianarchaeology
January 29, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Each year we find headstones in the Toowong Cemetery Archaeology Dig.
https://www.fotc.au/headstones/archaeological-digs/
#australianarchaeology
https://www.fotc.au/headstones/archaeological-digs/
#australianarchaeology
Congratulations @mahsaalidoost.bsky.social! Wonderful to see this paper out! @ciehf.bsky.social #AustralianArchaeology
I am very happy to share my PhD student @mahsaalidoost.bsky.social’s first PhD publication! 🐚🐚🎉🎉
Great Barrier Reef Conomurex shells as SST and seasonal foraging archives
#sclerochronology #unimelb
#ProudSupervisor
@seanulm.bsky.social @ciehf.bsky.social
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Great Barrier Reef Conomurex shells as SST and seasonal foraging archives
#sclerochronology #unimelb
#ProudSupervisor
@seanulm.bsky.social @ciehf.bsky.social
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Sclerochronology and oxygen isotope variations in modern Conomurex luhuanus shells: An archive for reconstructing palaeotemperature and shellfish gathering on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia
The marine gastropod Conomurex luhuanus is a common component of Holocene archaeological shell deposits in the Western Indo-Pacific region. Oxygen iso…
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December 7, 2024 at 7:13 AM
Congratulations @mahsaalidoost.bsky.social! Wonderful to see this paper out! @ciehf.bsky.social #AustralianArchaeology
At AAA next week I’ll present the result that the Boodie Cave shellfish record is currently the oldest evidence in Australia of Aboriginal people harvesting shellfish 50,000 years ago.
#australianarchaeology
#archaeomalacology
#pleistocene #ancientmaritimity
#archaeomalacology #zooarchaeology
#australianarchaeology
#archaeomalacology
#pleistocene #ancientmaritimity
#archaeomalacology #zooarchaeology
November 29, 2024 at 8:26 AM
At AAA next week I’ll present the result that the Boodie Cave shellfish record is currently the oldest evidence in Australia of Aboriginal people harvesting shellfish 50,000 years ago.
#australianarchaeology
#archaeomalacology
#pleistocene #ancientmaritimity
#archaeomalacology #zooarchaeology
#australianarchaeology
#archaeomalacology
#pleistocene #ancientmaritimity
#archaeomalacology #zooarchaeology
Been a bit quiet—waiting on TO approval for my final PhD paper. I’ve moved into my own lab in the Peter Veth Arch Lab + kicked off archaeomalacological reanalysis of the late Pleistocene and early Holocene Haynes + Noala Caves, Montebello Islands, 1980s digs
#shellfish #uwa #australianarchaeology
#shellfish #uwa #australianarchaeology
April 3, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Been a bit quiet—waiting on TO approval for my final PhD paper. I’ve moved into my own lab in the Peter Veth Arch Lab + kicked off archaeomalacological reanalysis of the late Pleistocene and early Holocene Haynes + Noala Caves, Montebello Islands, 1980s digs
#shellfish #uwa #australianarchaeology
#shellfish #uwa #australianarchaeology
Tomorrow I’ll be presenting my PhD results at the Australian Archaeology Conference in Cairns, showing the consistent harvesting of subtidal sea grass shellfish from 51-36 to 18-6.5 ka at Boodie Cave
#australianarchaeology
#archaeomalacology
#iceage #pleistocene #ancientmaritimity
#zooarchaeology
#australianarchaeology
#archaeomalacology
#iceage #pleistocene #ancientmaritimity
#zooarchaeology
December 3, 2024 at 2:18 AM
Tomorrow I’ll be presenting my PhD results at the Australian Archaeology Conference in Cairns, showing the consistent harvesting of subtidal sea grass shellfish from 51-36 to 18-6.5 ka at Boodie Cave
#australianarchaeology
#archaeomalacology
#iceage #pleistocene #ancientmaritimity
#zooarchaeology
#australianarchaeology
#archaeomalacology
#iceage #pleistocene #ancientmaritimity
#zooarchaeology
Another great @ciehf.bsky.social postdoc job opportunity, this time at the UWA Node:
external.jobs.uwa.edu.au/cw/en/job/51...
#AustralianArchaeology
external.jobs.uwa.edu.au/cw/en/job/51...
#AustralianArchaeology
Prospective staff : Jobs at UWA : IN DEVELOPMENT
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December 3, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Another great @ciehf.bsky.social postdoc job opportunity, this time at the UWA Node:
external.jobs.uwa.edu.au/cw/en/job/51...
#AustralianArchaeology
external.jobs.uwa.edu.au/cw/en/job/51...
#AustralianArchaeology
For the first time in Australian archaeology, using experimental studies and comparisons with historical necklaces, we analysed tusk shell bead manufacture, use-wear, and breakage, revealing insights into late Pleistocene bead crafting, symbolic use, and placement patterns. #AustralianArchaeology
November 23, 2024 at 2:24 AM
For the first time in Australian archaeology, using experimental studies and comparisons with historical necklaces, we analysed tusk shell bead manufacture, use-wear, and breakage, revealing insights into late Pleistocene bead crafting, symbolic use, and placement patterns. #AustralianArchaeology
Hello all Australian archaeologists on BlueSky! I’ve just created and Australian archaeology feed for those who are interested. It catches anyone adding #australianarchaeology to their posts. So add it to your profile and make sure you tag your posts
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November 17, 2024 at 12:53 AM
Hello all Australian archaeologists on BlueSky! I’ve just created and Australian archaeology feed for those who are interested. It catches anyone adding #australianarchaeology to their posts. So add it to your profile and make sure you tag your posts
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Great first day at the Australian Archaeological Association 2024 Conference #AAA47. Heaps of awesome talks in the Archaeological Science session @arcas.org.au. Great fun catching up with friends and colleagues and wonderful to be back in Gimuy Cairns too!
#australianarchaeology
#archsci
#australianarchaeology
#archsci
December 4, 2024 at 10:42 AM
Great first day at the Australian Archaeological Association 2024 Conference #AAA47. Heaps of awesome talks in the Archaeological Science session @arcas.org.au. Great fun catching up with friends and colleagues and wonderful to be back in Gimuy Cairns too!
#australianarchaeology
#archsci
#australianarchaeology
#archsci
My latest paper details how tusk shell beads were strung and tested on a wear machine simulating 10 hours of vigorous wear: 300 RPM, 1.5 agitations/sec, totaling 54,000 agitations—like wearing a necklace during intense activity.
#experimentalarchaeology #archaeomalacology #australianarchaeology
#experimentalarchaeology #archaeomalacology #australianarchaeology
December 16, 2024 at 8:03 AM
My latest paper details how tusk shell beads were strung and tested on a wear machine simulating 10 hours of vigorous wear: 300 RPM, 1.5 agitations/sec, totaling 54,000 agitations—like wearing a necklace during intense activity.
#experimentalarchaeology #archaeomalacology #australianarchaeology
#experimentalarchaeology #archaeomalacology #australianarchaeology
Excavations in Boodie Cave on Barrow Island off northwest Western Australia in Thalanyji Country recovered 27 scaphopod segments in deposits dating between 13,500 and 10,600 years ago. #australianarchaeology
Paper just out on deep time personal ornamentation in northwest Australia www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Late Pleistocene scaphopod beads from Boodie Cave and deep time traditions of personal ornamentation in northwest Australia
Tubular segments of Scaphopoda (tusk shell) were traditionally used by Aboriginal peoples in the manufacture of ornate bead necklaces across northwest Australia. Twenty-seven scaphopod shell beads ...
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November 19, 2024 at 10:55 PM
Excavations in Boodie Cave on Barrow Island off northwest Western Australia in Thalanyji Country recovered 27 scaphopod segments in deposits dating between 13,500 and 10,600 years ago. #australianarchaeology
On Wednesday morning I’ll be presenting results of my quantitative analysis of the 50,000 year old marine invertebrate record from Boodie Cave, NW Australia at the Australian Archaeology Conference in Cairns.
#australianarchaeology
#archaeomalacology
#shellfish #ancientmaritimity
#zooarchaeology
#australianarchaeology
#archaeomalacology
#shellfish #ancientmaritimity
#zooarchaeology
November 29, 2024 at 8:18 AM
On Wednesday morning I’ll be presenting results of my quantitative analysis of the 50,000 year old marine invertebrate record from Boodie Cave, NW Australia at the Australian Archaeology Conference in Cairns.
#australianarchaeology
#archaeomalacology
#shellfish #ancientmaritimity
#zooarchaeology
#australianarchaeology
#archaeomalacology
#shellfish #ancientmaritimity
#zooarchaeology
Using archaeological, ethnographic & experimental datasets, we establish a full chaîne opératoire for Melo shell knives—proving manufacture began 46,000 years ago in northern Australia. doi.org/10.1016/j.ja... #zooarchaeology #archaeomalacology #australianarchaeology #experimentalarchaeology
April 17, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Using archaeological, ethnographic & experimental datasets, we establish a full chaîne opératoire for Melo shell knives—proving manufacture began 46,000 years ago in northern Australia. doi.org/10.1016/j.ja... #zooarchaeology #archaeomalacology #australianarchaeology #experimentalarchaeology
For #FlintFriday I'm shameless promoting my paper that was published this week in Lithic Technology: "Core Concept: Defining Cores in the Archaeology of Indigenous Australia". doi.org/10.1080/0197...
#AustralianArchaeology #Archaeology 1/5 🏺🧵
#AustralianArchaeology #Archaeology 1/5 🏺🧵
Core Concept: Defining Cores in the Archaeology of Indigenous Australia
One of the biggest impediments to the analysis of cores in the archaeology of Indigenous Australia is the slippery use of terminology. This impairs comparative analyses and limits our ability to ex...
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January 24, 2025 at 9:21 AM
For #FlintFriday I'm shameless promoting my paper that was published this week in Lithic Technology: "Core Concept: Defining Cores in the Archaeology of Indigenous Australia". doi.org/10.1080/0197...
#AustralianArchaeology #Archaeology 1/5 🏺🧵
#AustralianArchaeology #Archaeology 1/5 🏺🧵
The reduction sequence of a juvenile Melo into a knife followed a set process. The same as technique observed by Tindale in the 1960s in the gulf of Carpentaria. Which is 2,452 km away from Boodie Cave! #archaeomalacology #experimentalarchaeology #australianarchaeology #shelltools
April 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The reduction sequence of a juvenile Melo into a knife followed a set process. The same as technique observed by Tindale in the 1960s in the gulf of Carpentaria. Which is 2,452 km away from Boodie Cave! #archaeomalacology #experimentalarchaeology #australianarchaeology #shelltools
Very excited to be attending the Australian Archaeological Association conference this week. Can’t wait to hear all the cool presentations.
#Archaeology #AustralianArchaeology #AAA2024
#Archaeology #AustralianArchaeology #AAA2024
December 2, 2024 at 11:32 PM
Very excited to be attending the Australian Archaeological Association conference this week. Can’t wait to hear all the cool presentations.
#Archaeology #AustralianArchaeology #AAA2024
#Archaeology #AustralianArchaeology #AAA2024
New article on rock art in the Kimberley #australianarchaeology #rockart #kimberley #westenaustralia
New article by Motta and colleagues introduces a new Mid-to-Late Holocene rock art style - Linear Naturalistic Figures - from the Kimberly, suggesting a change in how people perceive their landscape and interpreted it through art. 🔓🔑🔽
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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March 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
New article on rock art in the Kimberley #australianarchaeology #rockart #kimberley #westenaustralia
So it’s back to work on site tomorrow morning. I can’t post pics as I’m working with Ancestral remains so enjoy a picture of this stone anvil also used as a grinding taken near Point Bonython on a camping trip. #Australianarchaeology
September 28, 2025 at 10:53 AM
So it’s back to work on site tomorrow morning. I can’t post pics as I’m working with Ancestral remains so enjoy a picture of this stone anvil also used as a grinding taken near Point Bonython on a camping trip. #Australianarchaeology
Ancient shell tool traditions in Australia lasting for over 46,000 years. #australianarchaeology #shelltools #archaeomalacology #experimentalarchaeology
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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A comparative study of early shell knife production using archaeological, experimental and ethnographic datasets: 46,000 years of Melo (Gastropoda: Volutidae) shell knife manufacture in northern Austr...
We investigate archaeological evidence for the early production of Melo (or commonly named ‘baler’) shell knives recovered from Late Pleistocene and E…
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November 16, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Ancient shell tool traditions in Australia lasting for over 46,000 years. #australianarchaeology #shelltools #archaeomalacology #experimentalarchaeology
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I’ve just updated the algorithm so anyone posting please use the #australianarchaeology or the words Australian archaeology(ist) and the algorithms will pick up your posts!
November 23, 2024 at 2:28 AM
I’ve just updated the algorithm so anyone posting please use the #australianarchaeology or the words Australian archaeology(ist) and the algorithms will pick up your posts!
The next talk from our #digital #archaeology conference is Elizabeth West’s is one for fans of #Australianarchaeology, “Shopping in Colonial Parramatta”. Watch Elizabeth’s talk here: youtu.be/Bm6dye8QvN4
Shopping in Colonial Parramatta | Elizabeth West | CAAA2025
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October 24, 2025 at 11:03 PM
The next talk from our #digital #archaeology conference is Elizabeth West’s is one for fans of #Australianarchaeology, “Shopping in Colonial Parramatta”. Watch Elizabeth’s talk here: youtu.be/Bm6dye8QvN4
