Research in the field of archaeological science from the Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne.
Researchers
Samuel C. Boone Study of thermochronology, tectonics, landscape evolution and basin evolution.
Matthew Cupper Interaction of Aboriginal people and arid ecosystems in the interior of Australia.
Damien Finch Radiocarbon dating of Kimberley Rock Art
Michael-Shawn Fletcher Studies in the long-term interactions between humans, climate, disturbance and vegetation at local, regional and global scales.
Andrew Gleadow Development of fission track dating methods to understand the thermal and tectonic evolution of the continental crust. Archaeological science and dating rock art.
Helen Green Characterisation and dating of mineral accretions associated with Indigenous rock art
John Hellstrom Quaternary palaeoclimatology (Quatenary paleoclimate, geochronology, isotope geochemistry, uranium-series, radiogenic isotopes).
Janet Hergt Application of radiogenic isotope analysis with geochemical data to explore the Earth processes preserved in geological materials.
Barry Kohn Study of thermochronology, tectonics, landscape evolution and basin evolution.
Agathe Lisé-Pronovost Research in Earth magnetic field past behaviour (paleomagnetism), geochronology, and the applications of magnetism to Archaeology, paleoclimate, and paleoenvironments, with a focus on the Australia region.
Erin Matchan Noble gas geochronology and geochemistry, with a focus on application of high-precision Ar-Ar geochronology to Quaternary volcanism.
Jan-Hendrik May Studies of the links between the Earth’s surface morphology and Quaternary environmental change.
David Phillips Using geochronology as a tool for determining the ages and thermal histories of geological samples.
Rachel Popelka-Filcoff Archaeological science methods and development, analysis of natural mineral pigments; characterisation and provenance of cultural heritage materials worldwide with a focus on Australia.
Amy Prendergast Studies in palaeoclimatology and archaeology through high-resolution climate and environmental reconstruction, human-environment interaction and natural hazards.
Louise Shewan Archaeological Science, bioarchaeology, isoscapes, provenance studies.
Kale Sniderman Environmental change over Cenozoic to historical time frames including orbital forces of Southern Hemisphere Plio-Pleistocene climates, and the Cenozoic evolution of Australasian climes and vegetation.
Ashlea Wainright High temperature Isotope Geochemist specialising in MC-ICPMS of traditional and non-traditional isotope systems
Jon Woodhead Application of isotope and trace element geochemistry to problems in the Earth and environmental sciences, with particular emphasis on technique development and innovation.
Research in this area is conducted in the School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.