ARC Centre of Excellence - Indigenous & Environmental Histories & Futures

Vincent Backhaus

Senior Research Fellow
vincent.backhaus@jcu.edu.au

Geraldine Mate

Adjunct Senior Research Fellow
geraldine.mate@jcu.edu.au

Sean Ulm

Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories
sean.ulm@jcu.edu.au

Understanding long-term Indigenous uses of the Great Barrier Reef: Re-excavating the Freshwater Bay Midden, Lizard Island (Old ID 27472)

Sean Ulm

01 Apr 2022 - 31 Mar 2023

This project aims to document Aboriginal Late Holocene use of Great Barrier Reef offshore islands through the re-excavation of Freshwater Bay Midden on Lizard Island. After extensive physical surveys and recording of cultural places across the Lizard Island Group over the past decade it has been determined that Freshwater Bay Midden is the only remaining site with significant sub-surface deposits intact that has not yet been excavated using modern archaeological techniques. Expected outcomes include a comprehensive framework from which to consider offshore island use in northeast Australia, as well as documenting the dynamic history of Lizard Island occupation.

Microanalytical Facility Supporting Resources Development and Manufacturing (Old ID 27524)

Sean Ulm

20 Jul 2022 - 30 Jun 2023

The project aims to establish a state-of-the-art electron probe microanalysis facility enabling accurate chemical analysis to be undertaken at the micro-scale. It is expected to provide new knowledge and support applied research on a range of natural, synthetic and processed materials that will deeply impact advancements in the fields of metals processing and recycling, Earth and environmental science, and the development of materials for a healthier society. It will support ARC funded and industry engaged research enhancing the minerals exploration, mining and metallurgical industries and inform sustainable practice. It will also provide the key research infrastructure to enhance Australia’s research leadership in these fields.

CABAH Cadetship Scheme: Stable Isotope Analysis (Old ID 27818)

Sean Ulm

06 Feb 2023 - 06 Feb 2024

The cadetship will consist of working in the Environmental Radioactivity Measurement Centre at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) facility to gain experience in stable isotope analysis.

Constructed Seascapes: Understanding Fishtrap Construction, Use, Condition and Future in the Wellesley Islands Region, Gulf of Carpentaria

Sean Ulm

01 May 2024 - 31 Dec 2027

This project is a partnership between the Wellesley Islands Rangers (WILSSED) and the PhD candidate Lucy Hughes (enrolled at James Cook University, Cairns) to investigate stone-walled fishtrap construction, use, condition, and futures in the Wellesley Islands region. The project will use existing data previously collected from the Wellesley Island region, including aerial photos, drone imagery, LiDAR and on Country survey recordings.

Indo-European and Asian origins for Chilean and Pacific chickens revealed by mtDNA

2008
National Academy of Sciences
Researchers:Sean Ulm

Using foraminifera to distinguish between natural and cultural shell deposits in coastal eastern Australia

2007
Elsevier
Researchers:Sean Ulm

Times of plenty, times of less: last-millennium societal disruption in the Pacific Basin

2007
Springer
Researchers:Sean Ulm

Australian marine reservoir effects: a guide to ∆R values

Data grid for the management, reconstruction, analysis and visualisation of archaeological data

2006
University of Queensland
Researchers:Sean Ulm

The antiquity of marine fishing in southeast Queensland: new evidence for pre-2000 BP fishing from three sites on the southern Curtis Coast

2006
University of Queensland
Researchers:Sean Ulm

An Archaeological Life: papers in honour of Jay Hall

2006
University of Queensland
Researchers:Sean Ulm

Coastal Themes: an archaeology of the Southern Curtis Coast, Queensland

2006
ANU E Press
Researchers:Sean Ulm