Rowland, Michael J., Lambrides, Ariana B.J., Mcniven, Ian J., and Ulm, Sean (2024) Great Barrier Reef Indigenous archaeology and occupation of associated reef and continental islands. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management. (In Press)

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Abstract

The coasts, islands and waters of the Great Barrier Reef have been home for First Nations peoples for thousands of years. Most of the islands and coral cays of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (GBRWHA) formed in the Holocene (last 11,700 years) following postglacial sea level rise. Continuous First Nations coastal occupation occurred in the GBRWHA from at least c.9000 years ago to the present with increasingly intensive coast and island use evident by the Mid-Holocene (c.4000–6000 years ago), with specialised maritime economies known historically and ethnographically emerging throughout the Late Holocene (past 4000 years). Archaeological research in the GBRWHA has focused on when islands were first used and/or seasonally or permanently occupied; how people travelled to islands; Melanesian and Asian connections; cultural responses to insularity and isolation; and the effects of sea-level and climate change. GBRWHA archaeological sites are unique archives of information on long-term inter-relationships between environment and culture that can inform current climate and sea level debates. Coastal and island sites are impacted by many processes that differentially alter or remove them from the archaeological record, necessitating complex approaches to understanding their formation, preservation, functions and management in partnership with contemporary First Nations communities.

Item ID:	82933
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	2159-5356
Keywords:	cultural heritage management; Saltwater People; Indigenous fishing and foraging; resource enhancement; seascapes; Sea Country
Copyright Information:	© 2024 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in anymedium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. The terms on whichthis article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent.
Funders:	Australian Research Council (ARC)
Projects and Grants:	ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CE170100015), ARC Discovery Early Career Award (DE210101087)
Date Deposited:	07 Jun 2024 01:12
FoR Codes:	45 INDIGENOUS STUDIES > 4501 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, language and history > 450101 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander archaeology @ 50% 43 HISTORY, HERITAGE AND ARCHAEOLOGY > 4301 Archaeology > 430101 Archaeological science @ 50%
SEO Codes:	21 INDIGENOUS > 2104 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage and culture > 210402 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander connection to land and environment @ 50% 13 CULTURE AND SOCIETY > 1307 Understanding past societies > 130703 Understanding Australia’s past @ 50%
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