Archaeological Research 

Archaeological research provides scientific data to help identify and protect important Aboriginal cultural sites, artefacts, and landscapes. When research is done in genuine collaboration, Aboriginal communities can ensure cultural heritage is respected and preserved, while scientific methods add another line of evidence to strengthen interpretation. This exchange of knowledge enriches both Aboriginal and scientific perspectives and supports more complete understandings of history. 

Research services 

• Use-wear and residue analysis of stone artefacts 

• Detailed interpretation of stone artefact collections (technology, raw material, reduction sequences, assemblage patterns) 

• Dating (facilitated): Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) and radiocarbon (including sampling strategies and chronology building), in partnership with various laboratories across Australia 

• Sediment analysis (geoarchaeology): stratigraphy, site formation processes, sediment description and interpretation 

Project support 

• Community collaboration and co-designed research to ensure outcomes are culturally appropriate and mutually beneficial 

• Grant writing for heritage and research funding opportunities 

• Historic and archival research to strengthen cultural and regional context 

• Editing, publishing, and reporting for academic and/or public audiences (including accessible community-facing outputs)