Joe completed his PhD at UWA on Aboriginal responses to environmental changes in south-western Australia resulting from the last glacial period.
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.
He’s also advised communities and industry on archaeological heritage, completing more than 180 heritage assessments.
He currently manages research on the Dampier Archipelago as part of an ARC Linkage project, Murujuga: Dynamics of the Dreaming.
- Company:The University of Western Australia
- Short Bio:Research Fellow, Centre for Rock Art Research and Management
- http://www.web.uwa.edu.au/people/joe.dortch
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8th September 2016, 16:00-17:00
Murujuga: Dynamics of the Dreaming
Murujuga: Dynamics of the Dreaming