Professor Michael Westaway
Professor

Michael Westaway

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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

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, language and history Anthropology Archaeological science Archaeology Heritage, archive and museum studies History, Heritage and Archaeology Human Society

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Arts, University of Sydney
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University

Search Professor Michael Westaway’s works on UQ eSpace

65 works between 2001 and 2024
All (65) Journal Article (39) Book Chapter (6) Conference Publication (17) Book (1) Other Outputs (2)

41 - 60 of 65 works

2018

Journal Article

Disentangling immediate adaptive introgression from selection on standing introgressed variation in humans

Jagoda, Evelyn, Lawson, Daniel J., Wall, Jeffrey D., Lambert, David, Muller, Craig, Westaway, Michael, Leavesley, Matthew, Capellini, Terence D., Lahr, Marta Mirazon, Gerbault, Pascale, Thomas, Mark G., Migliano, Andrea Bamberg, Willerslev, Eske, Metspalu, Mait and Pagani, Luca (2018). Disentangling immediate adaptive introgression from selection on standing introgressed variation in humans. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 35 (3), 623-630. doi: 10.1093/molbev/msx314

Disentangling immediate adaptive introgression from selection on standing introgressed variation in humans

2018

Journal Article

Truth-telling in the wake of European contact: historical investigation of Aboriginal skeletal remains from Normanton

Adams, Shaun, Martin, Richard, Phillips, Susan, Macgregor, Colin and Westaway, Michael (2018). Truth-telling in the wake of European contact: historical investigation of Aboriginal skeletal remains from Normanton. Archaeologies, 14 (3), 412-442. doi: 10.1007/s11759-018-9354-x

Truth-telling in the wake of European contact: historical investigation of Aboriginal skeletal remains from Normanton

2017

Journal Article

At least 17,000 years of coexistence: Modern humans and megafauna at the Willandra Lakes, South-Eastern Australia

Westaway, Michael C., Olley, Jon and Grun, Rainer (2017). At least 17,000 years of coexistence: Modern humans and megafauna at the Willandra Lakes, South-Eastern Australia. Quaternary Science Reviews, 157, 206-211. doi: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2016.11.031

At least 17,000 years of coexistence: Modern humans and megafauna at the Willandra Lakes, South-Eastern Australia

2016

Journal Article

A genomic history of Aboriginal Australia

Malaspinas, Anna-Sapfo, Westaway, Michael C., Muller, Craig, Sousa, Vitor C., Lao, Oscar, Alves, Isabel, Bergström, Anders, Athanasiadis, Georgios, Cheng, Jade Y., Crawford, Jacob E., Heupink, Tim H. and Willerslev, Eske (2016). A genomic history of Aboriginal Australia. Nature, 539 (7624), 207-214. doi: 10.1038/nature18299

A genomic history of Aboriginal Australia

2016

Journal Article

The death of Kaakutja: a case of peri-mortem weapon trauma in an Aboriginal man from north-western New South Wales, Australia

Westaway, Michael, Williams, Douglas, Wright, Richard, Wood, Rachel, Olley, Jon, Swift, Jaime, Martin, Sarah, Kemp, Justine, Rolton, Shane and Bates, William (2016). The death of Kaakutja: a case of peri-mortem weapon trauma in an Aboriginal man from north-western New South Wales, Australia. Antiquity, 90 (353), 1318-1333. doi: 10.15184/aqy.2016.173

The death of Kaakutja: a case of peri-mortem weapon trauma in an Aboriginal man from north-western New South Wales, Australia

2016

Journal Article

The need to overcome risks associated with combining inadequate paleozoological records and conservation biology

Westaway, Michael Carrington and Lyman, R. Lee (2016). The need to overcome risks associated with combining inadequate paleozoological records and conservation biology. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 113 (33), E4757-E4758. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1609950113

The need to overcome risks associated with combining inadequate paleozoological records and conservation biology

2016

Journal Article

Ancient mtDNA sequences from the First Australians revisited

Heupink, Tim H., Subramanian, Sankar, Wright, Joanne L., Endicott, Phillip, Westaway, Michael Carrington, Huynen, Leon, Parson, Walther, Millar, Craig D., Willerslev, Eske and Lambert, David M. (2016). Ancient mtDNA sequences from the First Australians revisited. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 113 (25), 6892-6897. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1521066113

Ancient mtDNA sequences from the First Australians revisited

2015

Journal Article

Skeletal arsenic of the pre-Columbian population of Caleta Vitor, northern Chile

Swift, Jaime, Cupper, Matthew L., Greig, Alan, Westaway, Michael C., Carter, Chris, Santoro, Calogero M., Wood, Rachel, Jacobsen, Geraldine E. and Bertuch, Fiona (2015). Skeletal arsenic of the pre-Columbian population of Caleta Vitor, northern Chile. Journal of Archaeological Science, 58, 31-45. doi: 10.1016/j.jas.2015.03.024

Skeletal arsenic of the pre-Columbian population of Caleta Vitor, northern Chile

2015

Journal Article

Mandibular evidence supports Homo floresiensis as a distinct species

Westaway, Michael Carrington, Durband, Arthur C., Groves, Colin P. and Collard, Mark (2015). Mandibular evidence supports Homo floresiensis as a distinct species. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 112 (7), E604-E605. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1418997112

Mandibular evidence supports Homo floresiensis as a distinct species

2015

Book Chapter

Human evolution in Sunda and Sahul and the continuing contributions of Professor Colin Groves

Westaway, Michael C., Durband, Arthur and Lambert, David (2015). Human evolution in Sunda and Sahul and the continuing contributions of Professor Colin Groves. Taxonomic tapestries: the threads of evolutionary, behavioural and conservation research. (pp. 249-276) edited by Alison M. Behie and Marc F. Oxenham. Acton, ACT, Australia: ANU Press.

Human evolution in Sunda and Sahul and the continuing contributions of Professor Colin Groves

2014

Journal Article

Genomic structure in Europeans dating back at least 36,200 years

Seguin-Orlando, Andaine, Korneliussen, Thorfinn S., Sikora, Martin, Malaspinas, Anna-Sapfo, Manica, Andrea, Moltke, Ida, Albrechtsen, Anders, Ko, Amy, Margaryan, Ashot, Moiseyev, Vyacheslav, Goebel, Ted, Westaway, Michael, Lambert, David, Khartanovich, Valeri, Wall, Jeffrey D., Nigst, Philip R., Foley, Robert A., Lahr, Marta Mirazon, Nielsen, Rasmus, Orlando, Ludovic and Willerslev, Eske (2014). Genomic structure in Europeans dating back at least 36,200 years. Science, 346 (6213), 1113-1118. doi: 10.1126/science.aaa0114

Genomic structure in Europeans dating back at least 36,200 years

2014

Book Chapter

First Australians: Origins

Westaway, Michael C. and Lambert, David (2014). First Australians: Origins. Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology. (pp. 2787-2800) New York, NY United States: Springer New York. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0465-2_667

First Australians: Origins

2013

Journal Article

The Willandra Fossil Trackway: Assessment of ground penetrating radar survey results and additional OSL dating at a unique Australian site

Westaway, Michael C., Cupper, Matthew L., Johnston, Harvey and Graham, Ian (2013). The Willandra Fossil Trackway: Assessment of ground penetrating radar survey results and additional OSL dating at a unique Australian site. Australian Archaeology (76), 84-89.

The Willandra Fossil Trackway: Assessment of ground penetrating radar survey results and additional OSL dating at a unique Australian site

2013

Journal Article

Retention of hunter-gatherer economies among maritime foragers from Caleta Vitor, northern Chile, during the late Holocene: evidence from stable carbon and nitrogen isotopic analysis of skeletal remains

Roberts, Amy, Pate, F. Donald, Petruzzelli, Bianca, Carter, Chris, Westaway, Michael C., Santoro, Calogero M., Swift, Jaime, Maddern, Todd, Jacobsen, Geraldine E., Bertuch, Fiona and Rothhammer, Francisco (2013). Retention of hunter-gatherer economies among maritime foragers from Caleta Vitor, northern Chile, during the late Holocene: evidence from stable carbon and nitrogen isotopic analysis of skeletal remains. Journal of Archaeological Science, 40 (5), 2360-2372. doi: 10.1016/j.jas.2013.01.009

Retention of hunter-gatherer economies among maritime foragers from Caleta Vitor, northern Chile, during the late Holocene: evidence from stable carbon and nitrogen isotopic analysis of skeletal remains

2013

Journal Article

Joint Loads in Marsupial Ankles Reflect Habitual Bipedalism versus Quadrupedalism

Carlson, Kristian J., Jashashvili, Tea, Houghton, Kimberley, Westaway, Michael C. and Patel, Biren A. (2013). Joint Loads in Marsupial Ankles Reflect Habitual Bipedalism versus Quadrupedalism. PLoS ONE, 8 (3), e58811. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058811

Joint Loads in Marsupial Ankles Reflect Habitual Bipedalism versus Quadrupedalism

2013

Book Chapter

Perspectives on the Origins of Modern Australians

Durband, Arthur C. and Westaway, Michael C. (2013). Perspectives on the Origins of Modern Australians. The Origins of Modern Humans: Biology Reconsidered. (pp. 123-150) edited by Smith, F. H. and Ahern, J. C. M.. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons.

Perspectives on the Origins of Modern Australians

2012

Journal Article

Interproximal grooving of lower second molars in WLH 4

Durband, Arthur C., Westaway, Michael C. and Rayner, Daniel R. T. (2012). Interproximal grooving of lower second molars in WLH 4. Australian Archaeology, 75 (75), 118-120. doi: 10.1080/03122417.2012.11681955

Interproximal grooving of lower second molars in WLH 4

2012

Journal Article

Sydney B.J. Skertchly and the early history of Pleistocene archaeology at the Queensland Museum

Westaway, Michael C. (2012). Sydney B.J. Skertchly and the early history of Pleistocene archaeology at the Queensland Museum. Bulletin of the History of Archaeology, 22 (1), 14-18. doi: 10.5334/bha.22114

Sydney B.J. Skertchly and the early history of Pleistocene archaeology at the Queensland Museum

2011

Journal Article

Crocodile ecology and the taphonomy of early Australasian sites

Westaway, Michael C., Thompson, Jessica C., Wood, Walter B. and Njau, Jackson (2011). Crocodile ecology and the taphonomy of early Australasian sites. Environmental Archaeology, 16 (2), 124-136. doi: 10.1179/174963111X13110803260930

Crocodile ecology and the taphonomy of early Australasian sites

2010

Journal Article

Fortress Queensland 1942-45

Ginn, Geoff and Westaway, Michael (2010). Fortress Queensland 1942-45. Queensland Historical Atlas: Histories, Cultures, Landscapes

Fortress Queensland 1942-45

Current funding

  • 2023 - 2026
    Diving into the Desert. Indigenous and Future Floodplain Management
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    Testing the Dark Emu hypothesis
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2022
    Macleay Valley Cultural tourism and education initiative
    UQ Indigenous Research Engagement and Partnerships Fund
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2023
    The carbon and cultural landscapes of Mithaka Country - the potential of carbon storage through re-introduction of Indigenous management
    Queensland Government Department of Environment and Science
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2023
    New bioarchaeological perspectives on pre-contact lifeways in Sahul
    ARC Future Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2025
    Archaeology and Natural History of the Mithaka Country (ARC Linkage Project administered by Griffith University)
    Griffith University
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Michael Westaway is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Investigating the economy of Mithaka settlements

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Alison Crowther

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Understanding prehistoric human mobility along the coast of Papua New Guinea through strontium isotope mapping

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Andrew Fairbairn

  • 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

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Investigating prehistoric mobility in Motupore Islanders through strontium isotope mapping

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Andrew Fairbairn

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Investigating the economy of Mithaka settlements

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Alison Crowther

  • Master Philosophy

    Plant exploitation and management on Mithaka Country, south-western Queensland: Developing frameworks for understanding cultivation, niche construction, and domestication in Australia

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Andrew Fairbairn

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Archaeobotanical Analysis of Plant Processing on Mithaka Country

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Andrew Fairbairn, Dr Alison Crowther

  • 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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