Senior Heritage Advisor

Email: Eva@4cornersheritage.com.au

M: 0415 872 491

Education

2023 Doctor of Philosophy, Griffith University, Queensland

2018 Master of Sciences, Quaternary Archaeology, University of Ferrara, Italy

2015 Bachelor of Science, Archaeological Sciences, ‘Sapienza’ University of Rome, Italy

Expertise

• Aboriginal cultural heritage

• Archaeological assessments - survey and excavation

• Stone artefact identification and classification

• Technological and functional analysis of prehistoric tools

• Landscape archaeology and predictive modelling

• Report research and writing

• Experimental archaeology

• Use-wear analysis on stone, wood and bone tools

• Curation of stone and organic artefacts

• Database management

• Handling museum collections

Nominated Projects

2024 Barada Barna Aboriginal Corporation 

Cultural heritage advisor to the Barada Barna Aboriginal Corporation for the Bowen Basin Mines, to undertake cultural survey, mitigation and reporting.

2024 Clarke Creek Wind Farm 

Cultural Heritage Survey of the areas surrounding Clarke Creek Wind Farm

2024 Surat Basin Mines 

Cultural Heritage Survey of the mining area in the Surat Basin.

2024 Jagera Daran Consulting

Western Brisbane field survey and stone artefact curation.

Select Publications [full list of publications here]

2024. Wallis, L.A., Martellotta, E.F., Dardengo, M., Burke, H., Cole, N., Barker, B., Laura Rangers, Cape Melville, Flinders and Howick Islands Aboriginal Corporation, Waarnthuurriin Aboriginal Corporation and Munthiwarra Aboriginal Corporation.

2024. Shell artefacts in Cape York Peninsula: Shell artefacts in Cape York Peninsula: A literature review. Queensland Archaeological Research 27.

2024. Martellotta, E.F., Zinnarello, V.G., Peresani, M. The role of individual decision-making processes in the manufacturing of bone retouchers. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences 16(46).

2023. Martellotta, E.F. Can experimental archaeology confirm ethnographic evidence? The case of Aboriginal boomerangs used as Retouchers. EXARC Journal Issue 2023/24.

2023. Martellotta, E.F. Taking a closer look. The advantages and disadvantages of tridimensional traceological analysis of use wear on bone retouchers. Quaternary International 665-666:34-47.

2022. Delpiano, D., Zupancich, A., Bertola, S., Martellotta, E.F., Livraghi, A., Cristiani, E., Peresani, M. Flexibility within Quina lithic production systems and tool-use in Northern Italy: implications on Neanderthal behavior and ecology during early MIS 4. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences 14: 219.

2022. Martellotta, E.F., Langley, M.C., Craft, P. Mysterious marks on boomerangs reveal a ‘forgotten’ use of this iconic Aboriginal multi-tool. The Conversation.

Martellotta, E.F. “The many functions of Aboriginal tools. How to use boomerangs to manufacture stone tools”. Public Talk at The Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology. 19th February 2022, Caboolture (Queensland, Australia).

2022. Martellotta, E.F., Perston, Y. L., Craft, P., Wilkins, J., Langley, M.C. Beyond the main function: An experimental study of the use of hardwood boomerangs in retouching activities. PLOS ONE 17(8), e0273118.

2022. Martellotta, E.F., Craft, P. Abstract. Boomerangs shape stone tools in ancient Queensland: Experimental archaeology and Traditional knowledge reveal a new function of the most iconic Indigenous tool. Proceedings of The Royal Society of Queensland, 131.

2022. Martellotta, E.F., Brumm, A., Langley, M.C. Tales of multifunctionality. A systematic quantitative literature review of boomerangs used as retouchers in Australian Aboriginal cultures. Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory 30: 310-334.

2021. Martellotta, E.F., Wilkins, J., Brumm, A., Langley, M. C. New data from old collections: Retouch-induced marks on Australian hardwood boomerangs. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 37: 102967.

2021. Martellotta, E. F., Livraghi, A., Delpiano, D., Peresani, M. Bone retouchers from the Mousterian Quina site of De Nadale Cave (Berici Hills, north-eastern Italy). Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 36: 102864.

2020. Martellotta, E. F., Delpiano, D., Govoni, M., Nannini, N., Duches, R., Peresani, M. The use of bone retouchers in a Mousterian context of Discoid lithic technology. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences 12(228).

2020. Martellotta, E. F., Castangia, G., Lemorini, C. “Teste di mazza”: the Nuragic mace-heads (Sardinia, Italy). Technological and experimental analysis. Lithic Technology 45 (2), 86-109.

Certificates

• 4WD and Defensive Drive Certificate

• First Aid in Remote Areas Certificate

• Construction Industry Safety Induction (White Card)

• Standard 11 Surface Mining Induction