Associate Professor Jon Prangnell
Associate Professor

Jon Prangnell

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Fields of research

Archaeology

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Research interests

  • Social Archaeology of 19th and 20th Century Southeast Queensland

    The social archaeology of nineteenth and early twentieth century Queensland includes research projects examining family and social life, at various scales, particularly at frontier and resource extraction locales. Research sites have included Caboonbah Homestead in the Brisbane Valley (pastoralism), Agaston on the Gold Coast (the development of the sugar industry), Bankfoot House (mixed farming), Mill Point (timber getting), St Lawrence (a port town servicing copper mines and cattle stations), Paradise (gold mining), and Ravenswood (gold and silver mining). These projects tie together to allow an examination of Queensland frontier life (at various strata), Victorianism, capitalism, colonialism, industrial development, and social relationships. These projects have so far produced seven conference papers presented internationally, seven nationally, a book, a book chapter, 12 journal articles, five completed PhDs, one on-going PhD and four completed Honours theses.

  • Burial Taphonomy

    This project relates to the archaeological and social transformations that resulted in the creation of the archaeological record of the North Brisbane Burial Grounds – a cemetery housing the remains of up to 10,000 colonists. To date this research has produced 7 journal articles, 2 completed PhDs, and numerous Honours projects. I currently have six research projects on-going in this area: • Forensic research to identify a burns victim in the Roman Catholic cemetery; • Examination of the impact of variable degrees of sediment pressure across the cemetery (this follows closely on the Journal of Archaeological Science paper on the development of a method for calculating soil pressures); • The identification of various land fill leachates within the Burial Grounds and their various taphonomic affects; • The role of salt in the taphonomic degradation of metals and woods within the Burial Grounds; • The investigation of negative textile impressions to broaden the scope of the paper published in 2013 in the International Journal of Historical Archaeology; and • The development of a multivariate formula of the taphonomic signature of the Burial Grounds.

  • Archaeology, Collections and Australian South Sea Islander Lived Identities

    Australian South Sea Islanders (ASSIs) are not indigenous to Australia, nonetheless they have a distinctive and vibrant indigenous culture. Their stories involve an ongoing, 150-plus year history of struggle for rights and recognition. Having written little about themselves, most of these stories are on and in the ground in the places that ASSIs have inhabited, and in the objects they have left behind. This research integrates archaeology, museology, and cultural landscape research to weave together histories of ASSI lives and communities in partnership with living ASSI communities, in order to raise awareness about the ASSI past in Queensland society, and to contribute to senses of ASSI identity in the present and future.

Search Professor Jon Prangnell’s works on UQ eSpace

73 works between 1999 and 2024
All (73) Journal Article (28) Book Chapter (2) Conference Publication (4) Book (2) Other Outputs (36) Edited Outputs (1)

1 - 20 of 73 works

2024

Journal Article

Developing a holistic and collaborative approach for the archaeology of Australian South Sea Islanders in Queensland

Miller, Imelda, Youse, Zia, Bickey, Tomasina, Haddow, Eve, Mate, Geraldine, Zubrzycka, Adele, Prangnell, Jonathan, Fairbairn, Andrew, Robinson, Helena, Baumgartl, Thomas and Flexner, James L. (2024). Developing a holistic and collaborative approach for the archaeology of Australian South Sea Islanders in Queensland. Archaeology in Oceania, 59 (3), 435-449. doi: 10.1002/arco.5330

Developing a holistic and collaborative approach for the archaeology of Australian South Sea Islanders in Queensland

2023

Journal Article

Social science as social action to address inequalities

Staines, Zoe, Smith, Kiah, Plage, Stefanie, Nahar Lata, Lutfun, Fay, Suzanna, Zheng, Zhaoxi, Simpson Reeves, Laura, Beazley, Helen, Kuskoff, Ella, Clarke, Andrew, McGowan, Glenys, Shevellar, Lynda and Prangnell, Jonathan (2023). Social science as social action to address inequalities. Australian Journal of Social Issues, 59 (1), 108-127. doi: 10.1002/ajs4.272

Social science as social action to address inequalities

2020

Book Chapter

Capitalism and globalization

Prangnell, Jonathan (2020). Capitalism and globalization. The Routledge handbook of global historical archaeology. (pp. 117-132) edited by Charles E. Orser Jr., Andres Zarankin, Pedro Funari, Susan Lawrence and James Symonds. Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315202846-7

Capitalism and globalization

2020

Journal Article

Identifying a burns victim 150 years after death

Prangnell, Jonathan and McGowan, Glenys (2020). Identifying a burns victim 150 years after death. International Journal of Historical Archaeology, 25 (1), 1-13. doi: 10.1007/s10761-020-00542-y

Identifying a burns victim 150 years after death

2017

Journal Article

Domestic archaeology of 1 William Street, Brisbane City

Prangnell, Jonathan and Craig-Ward, Hannah (2017). Domestic archaeology of 1 William Street, Brisbane City. Australasian Historical Archaeology, 35, 71-78.

Domestic archaeology of 1 William Street, Brisbane City

2015

Journal Article

White Granite in Brisbane

Prangnel, Jonathan and Terry, Linda (2015). White Granite in Brisbane. Australasian Historical Archaeology, 33, 78-82.

White Granite in Brisbane

2015

Journal Article

A method for calculating soil pressure overlying human burials

McGowan, Glenys and Prangnell, Jonathan (2015). A method for calculating soil pressure overlying human burials. Journal of Archaeological Science, 53, 12-18. doi: 10.1016/j.jas.2014.09.016

A method for calculating soil pressure overlying human burials

2014

Journal Article

The lost Mausoleum of Matthew Goggs

Prangnell, Jonathan and Howe, Irene (2014). The lost Mausoleum of Matthew Goggs. Australiasian Historical Archaeology, 32, 61-63.

The lost Mausoleum of Matthew Goggs

2013

Journal Article

Daughter of the sun

Prangnell, Jonathan (2013). Daughter of the sun. International Journal of Historical Achaeology, 17 (3), 423-427. doi: 10.1007/s10761-013-0227-0

Daughter of the sun

2013

Journal Article

Economy and respectability: textiles from the north Brisbane burial ground

Prangnell, Jonathan and McGowan, Glenys (2013). Economy and respectability: textiles from the north Brisbane burial ground. International Journal of Historical Archaeology, 17 (3), 487-519. doi: 10.1007/s10761-013-0231-4

Economy and respectability: textiles from the north Brisbane burial ground

2013

Journal Article

Fences, boats and teas: engendering patient lives at Peel Island lazaret

Youngberry, April and Prangnell, Jonathan (2013). Fences, boats and teas: engendering patient lives at Peel Island lazaret. International Journal of Historical Archaeology, 17 (3), 445-464. doi: 10.1007/s10761-013-0233-2

Fences, boats and teas: engendering patient lives at Peel Island lazaret

2013

Journal Article

Colonialism and the Peel Island Lazaret: changing the world one story at a time

Prangnell, Jonathan (2013). Colonialism and the Peel Island Lazaret: changing the world one story at a time. Historical Archaeology, 47 (1), 66-79. doi: 10.1007/BF03376890

Colonialism and the Peel Island Lazaret: changing the world one story at a time

2013

Book Chapter

Assuming the aspect of a civilized place: methodists in paradise

Prangnell, Jonathan and Quirk, Kate (2013). Assuming the aspect of a civilized place: methodists in paradise. Historical archaeologies of cognition: explorations into faith, hope and charity. (pp. 87-97) edited by James Symonds, Anna Badcock and Jeff Oliver. Sheffield, S Yorks, United Kingdom: Equinox Publishing Ltd.

Assuming the aspect of a civilized place: methodists in paradise

2012

Journal Article

EXHUMING LOSS: MEMORY, MATERIALITY AND MASS GRAVES OF THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR

Prangnell, Jonathan (2012). EXHUMING LOSS: MEMORY, MATERIALITY AND MASS GRAVES OF THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR. Australian Archaeology (74), 123-123.

EXHUMING LOSS: MEMORY, MATERIALITY AND MASS GRAVES OF THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR

2011

Journal Article

Kin, fictive kin and strategic movement: Working class heritage of the Upper Burnett

Prangnell, Jonathan and Mate, Geraldine (2011). Kin, fictive kin and strategic movement: Working class heritage of the Upper Burnett. International Journal of Heritage Studies, 17 (4), 318-330. doi: 10.1080/13527258.2011.577965

Kin, fictive kin and strategic movement: Working class heritage of the Upper Burnett

2011

Journal Article

Nineteenth-century buttons from the North Brisbane Burial Ground

McGowan, Glenys and Prangnell, Jonathan (2011). Nineteenth-century buttons from the North Brisbane Burial Ground. Australasian Historical Archaeology, 29, 13-22.

Nineteenth-century buttons from the North Brisbane Burial Ground

2010

Journal Article

Power relations and community involvement in landscape-based cultural heritage management practice: An Australian case study

Prangnell, Jonathan, Ross, Anne and Coghill, Brian (2010). Power relations and community involvement in landscape-based cultural heritage management practice: An Australian case study. International Journal of Heritage Studies, 16 (1-2), 140-155. doi: 10.1080/13527250903441838

Power relations and community involvement in landscape-based cultural heritage management practice: An Australian case study

2010

Journal Article

Archaeology, cultural landscapes, and indigenous knowledge in Australian cultural heritage management legislation and practice

Ross, Anne, Prangnell, Jonathan and Coghill, Brian (2010). Archaeology, cultural landscapes, and indigenous knowledge in Australian cultural heritage management legislation and practice. Heritage Management, 3 (1), 73-96. doi: 10.1179/hma.2010.3.1.73

Archaeology, cultural landscapes, and indigenous knowledge in Australian cultural heritage management legislation and practice

2009

Journal Article

Soil temperature calculation for burial site analysis

Prangnell, Jonathan and McGowan, Glenys (2009). Soil temperature calculation for burial site analysis. Forensic Science International, 191 (1-3), 104-109. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.07.002

Soil temperature calculation for burial site analysis

2009

Journal Article

'The Truth Will Out': Recycling of Packing Timber to Construct a Nineteenth Century Australian Coffin

McGowan, Glenys and Prangnell, Jonathan (2009). 'The Truth Will Out': Recycling of Packing Timber to Construct a Nineteenth Century Australian Coffin. Australian Archaeology, 68 (1), 56-58. doi: 10.1080/03122417.2009.11681891

'The Truth Will Out': Recycling of Packing Timber to Construct a Nineteenth Century Australian Coffin

Past funding

  • 2020 - 2022
    Camp Columbia revealed: celebrating and preserving the Dutch WWII headquarters in Brisbane, Australia
    Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2024
    Archaeology, collections and Australian South Sea Islander lived identities (ARC Linkage Project administered by The University of Sydney)
    University of Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2022
    Horses and human societies in New World Australia
    Universities Australia - Germany Joint Research Co-operation Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2019
    Zooming In, Zooming Out: High-Definition Multi-Scalar Technologies in Archaeology, Cultural Heritage and Environment
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2018
    Post-Mine Audit at Waterfall General, Garrawarra Cemetery near Helensburgh, NSW
    Metropolitan Colliery Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2018
    Bankfoot House Archaeological Research
    Sunshine Coast Regional Council
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    Operationalising research collections in archaeological science and museum studies
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    Federated Archaeological Information Management System (FAIMS) conducted under the NeCTAR Program administered by the University of Melbourne (as subcontracted to the University of New South Wales)
    University of New South Wales
    Open grant
  • 2012
    A social science e-research hub for data management, analysis and dissemination in material and visual culture
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2011
    Brisbane City Hall Archaeological Services
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2011
    New directions and capacity building in archaeological and palaeoenvironmental research
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2011
    Enhanced field and laboratory microscopy and spectroscopy facilities for understanding past and current environmental changes in Geographical and Archaeological Sciences
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2005
    Limited salvage collection of Indigenous cultural material on the proposed route of the Waterford-Tamborine Road upgrade
    Eastern Yugambeh Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2005
    Cultural Heritage Survey Report
    Minjerribah-Moorgumpin Elders-In-Council Aboriginal Corporation
    Open grant
  • 1997 - 1999
    The history of The Prince Charles Hospsital in its cultural and social setting
    Prince Charles Hospital Private Practice Research
    Open grant

Availability

Associate Professor Jon Prangnell is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Post-cremation careers: Am I still who I am after I am ash?

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Historical Archaeology of Asutralian South Sea Islanders Lived Identities

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Caitlin D'Gluyas

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The expression of Chinese diaspora identity and material culture practice in mid-to-late-19th and early-20th century Queensland

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Caitlin D'Gluyas

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The Historical Archaeology of Powered Landscapes and South Sea Islander Identities on the Pioneer Sugar Estate, Brandon (1881¿1906)

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Caitlin D'Gluyas

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Zooarchaeology of voluntary isolation: How does isolation affect past human/faunal interactions in Ravenswood, Qld?

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Caitlin D'Gluyas, Associate Professor Tiina Manne

Completed supervision

Enquiries

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  • Archaeology - Australian
  • Australian archaeology
  • Cultural heritage
  • Historical archaeology

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