Overview
Background
I am an Australian Research Council Future Fellow working in the field of bioarchaeology in Australia and New Guinea.
Availability
- Professor Michael Westaway is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Sydney
- Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University
Works
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2023
Journal Article
Ula Thirra: a case study in the geomagnetic detection of combustion features in Channel Country of far south-western Queensland
Lowe, Kelsey M., Williams, Doug, Wright, Nathan, Gorringe, Shawnee, Gorringe, Josh, Andrews, Ian, Ustunkaya, Meltem Cemre, Gorringe, Betty and Westaway, Michael C. (2023). Ula Thirra: a case study in the geomagnetic detection of combustion features in Channel Country of far south-western Queensland. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 15 (3) 30, 1-17. doi: 10.1007/s12520-023-01722-7
2023
Journal Article
Connections across the Coral Sea
Westaway, Michael C. (2023). Connections across the Coral Sea. Antiquity, 97 (394), 1-7. doi: 10.15184/aqy.2023.83
2023
Book Chapter
Evaluating mid-to late Holocene economic intensification through analysis of a mollusk assemblage on the tropical North Australian coast
Wright, Martin, Faulkner, Patrick and Westaway, Michael (2023). Evaluating mid-to late Holocene economic intensification through analysis of a mollusk assemblage on the tropical North Australian coast. Human behavioral ecology and coastal environments. (pp. 199-228) edited by Heather B. Thakar and Carola Flores Fernandez. Gainesville, FL, United States: University Press of Florida. doi: 10.5744/florida/9780813069586.003.0009
2022
Conference Publication
Investigating the Multi-Regional Emergence of Social and Economic Complexity Across Diverse Australian Environments
Westaway, Michael C. (2022). Investigating the Multi-Regional Emergence of Social and Economic Complexity Across Diverse Australian Environments. Australian Archaeological Association, Darwin, NT Australia, 7-9 December 2022.
2022
Journal Article
Indigenous fish traps and fish weirs on the Darling (Baaka) River, south‐eastern Australia, and their influence on the ecology and morphology of the river and floodplains
Martin, Sarah, Chanson, Hubert, Bates, Badger, Keenan‐Jones, Duncan and Westaway, Michael C. (2022). Indigenous fish traps and fish weirs on the Darling (Baaka) River, south‐eastern Australia, and their influence on the ecology and morphology of the river and floodplains. Archaeology in Oceania, 58 (1), 91-114. doi: 10.1002/arco.5279
2022
Conference Publication
A multidisciplinary investigation of an Aboriginal 'Centre' of food production
Westaway, Michael C. (2022). A multidisciplinary investigation of an Aboriginal 'Centre' of food production. Harlan Symposium, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 31 October - 2 November 2022.
2022
Journal Article
Re-evaluating the evidence for late-surviving megafauna at Nombe rockshelter in the New Guinea highlands
Prideaux, Gavin J., Kerr, Isaac A. R., van Zoelen, Jacob D., Grün, Rainer, van der Kaars, Sander, Oertle, Annette, Douka, Katerina, Grono, Elle, Barron, Aleese, Mountain, Mary-Jane, Westaway, Michael C. and Denham, Tim (2022). Re-evaluating the evidence for late-surviving megafauna at Nombe rockshelter in the New Guinea highlands. Archaeology in Oceania, 57 (3), 223-248. doi: 10.1002/arco.5274
2022
Conference Publication
Community bioarchaeology and its place in repatriation
Westaway, Michael (2022). Community bioarchaeology and its place in repatriation. World Archaeology Congress, Prague, Czech Republic, 3-8 July 2022.
2022
Conference Publication
New investigations of Aboriginal huts and village sites in Mithaka Country, Central Australia
Westaway, Michael (2022). New investigations of Aboriginal huts and village sites in Mithaka Country, Central Australia. World Archaeology Congress, Prague, Czech Republic, 3-8 July 2022.
2022
Conference Publication
The lost mines of the Mithaka: Hunter-gatherer minig for trade and local use in Channel Country, Far South West Queensland
Williams, Douglas, Mithaka Aboriginal Corporation and Westaway, Michael C. (2022). The lost mines of the Mithaka: Hunter-gatherer minig for trade and local use in Channel Country, Far South West Queensland. World Archaeology Congress, Prague, Czech Republic, 3-8 July 2022.
2022
Conference Publication
The Vermillion Accord and the Willandra Lakes World Heritage Ancestral Remains collection: A tragedy in three acts
Pappin, Gary, Kelly, Jason, Williams, Doug and Westaway, Michael (2022). The Vermillion Accord and the Willandra Lakes World Heritage Ancestral Remains collection: A tragedy in three acts. World Archaeology Congress, Prague, Czech Republic, 3-8 July 2022.
2022
Book
Kirrenderri, heart of the Channel Country: a University of Queensland Anthropology Museum touring exhibition
Michael C. Westaway, Mandana Mapar, Tracey Hough, Shawnee Gorringe and Geoff Ginn eds. (2022). Kirrenderri, heart of the Channel Country: a University of Queensland Anthropology Museum touring exhibition. Brisbane, QLD Australia: UQ Anthropology Museum.
2021
Other Outputs
Australia has a heritage conservation problem. Can farming and Aboriginal heritage protection co-exist?
Westaway, Michael, Gorringe, Joshua, Lowe, Kelsey M., Martin, Richard and Mitchell, Ross (2021, 12 02). Australia has a heritage conservation problem. Can farming and Aboriginal heritage protection co-exist? The Conversation
2021
Journal Article
Gilparrka Almira, a rock art site in Mithaka Country, southwest Queensland: cultural connections, dreaming tracks and trade routes
Franklin, Natalie R., Giorgi, Marisa, Habgood, Phillip J., Wright, Nathan, Gorringe, Josh, Gorringe, Betty, Gorringe, Brett and Westaway, Michael C. (2021). Gilparrka Almira, a rock art site in Mithaka Country, southwest Queensland: cultural connections, dreaming tracks and trade routes. Archaeology in Oceania, 56 (3), 284-303. doi: 10.1002/arco.5244
2021
Journal Article
Isotopic analyses of prehistoric human remains from the Flinders Group, Queensland, Australia, support an association between burial practices and status
Adams, Shaun, Westaway, Michael C., McGahan, David, Williams, Doug, Zhao, Jian-Xin, Feng, Yuexing, Nguyen, Ai, Pearce, John, Flinders, Clarence and Collard, Mark (2021). Isotopic analyses of prehistoric human remains from the Flinders Group, Queensland, Australia, support an association between burial practices and status. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 13 (7) 121. doi: 10.1007/s12520-021-01376-3
2021
Journal Article
What can Australia do to prevent human rights abuses in West Papua?
Webb-Gannon, Camellia, Westaway, Michael, Swift, Jaime, Wright, Nathan and Adams, Richard (2021). What can Australia do to prevent human rights abuses in West Papua?. Asia-Pasific Journal: Japan Focus, 19 (10) 5601, 1-15.
2021
Journal Article
A contextualised review of genomic evidence for gene flow events between Papuans and Indigenous Australians in Cape York, Queensland
Wasef, Sally, Wrobel, Gabriel, Wright, Nathan, Wright, Joanne L., Adams, Shaun, Kariwiga, Jason, Leavesley, Matthew, Collard, Mark and Westaway, Michael C. (2021). A contextualised review of genomic evidence for gene flow events between Papuans and Indigenous Australians in Cape York, Queensland. Quaternary International, 603, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.quaint.2021.02.011
2021
Journal Article
Hidden in plain sight: the archaeological landscape of Mithaka Country, south-west Queensland
Westaway, Michael C., Williams, Douglas, Lowe, Kelsey, Wright, Nathan J., Kerkhove, Ray, Silcock, Jennifer, Gorringe, Joshua, Miszkiewicz, Justina, Wood, Rachel, Adams, Richard, Manne, Tiina, Adams, Shaun, Miscamble, Tony, Stout, Justin, Wrobel, Gabriel D., Kemp, Justine, Hendry, Brooke, Gorringe, Max, Gorringe, Betty, Lander, Keiron, Gorringe, Shawnee, Andrews, Ian and Collard, Mark (2021). Hidden in plain sight: the archaeological landscape of Mithaka Country, south-west Queensland. Antiquity, 95 (382) PII S0003598X21000314, 1-18. doi: 10.15184/aqy.2021.31
2020
Journal Article
A Community Bioarchaeology Project in the Flinders Group, Queensland, Australia
Adams, Shaun, Collard, Mark, Williams, Doug, Flinders, Clarence, Wasef, Sally and Westaway, Michael C. (2020). A Community Bioarchaeology Project in the Flinders Group, Queensland, Australia. Archaeologies, 16 (3), 436-459. doi: 10.1007/s11759-020-09411-w
2020
Journal Article
Insights Into Aboriginal Australian Mortuary Practices: Perspectives From Ancient DNA
Wasef, Sally, Wright, Joanne L., Adams, Shaun, Westaway, Michael C., Flinders, Clarence, Willerslev, Eske and Lambert, David (2020). Insights Into Aboriginal Australian Mortuary Practices: Perspectives From Ancient DNA. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 8 217. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2020.00217
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Princess Charlotte Bays rock art galleries: understanding the boundaries, connections, and the importance of style signatures across time and space in the Coral Sea.
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Investigating the economy of Mithaka settlements
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Alison Crowther
Completed supervision
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Investigating prehistoric mobility in Motupore Islanders through strontium isotope mapping
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Andrew Fairbairn
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2025
Master Philosophy
An archaeobotanical framework for empirically distinguishing Indigenous plant collection, cultivation, and agriculture on Mithaka Country southwest Queensland
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Andrew Fairbairn
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