
Overview
Background
I research animal skeletal remains at archaeological sites to reconstruct patterns in past diet to understand how people responded to large-scale climate, environmental and cultural change.
I completed my BSc in archaeology and zoology in 1997 at James Cook University, followed with honours in archaeology in 1998. My honours project focused on the animal remains from the Pleistocene- and Holocene-aged of Noala Cave, a rockshelter on the Montebello Islands off the Pilbara coast in Western Australia. Following this, I moved to North America and completed a MSc in marine geology at the University of Miami (2003) and a PhD in anthropology (archaeology) at the University of Arizona (2010). My PhD research focused on reconstructing past diet of peoples occupying the Upper Palaeolithic site of Vale Boi in southern Portugal. In 2012 I returned to Australia and Australian archaeology. My main research project seeks to understand the motivations behind the initial colonisation of northern Australia and New Guinea and the manner in which people subsequently navigated large-scale shifts in climate and local environment.
Availability
- Associate Professor Tiina Manne is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Masters (Coursework) of Science, University of Miami
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Arizona
Research interests
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50,000 years of human subsistence behaviour in northern Australia
For over 40 years archaeologists have debated the nature of initial colonisation of Australia and how people subsequently coped with large-scale climate change. This study systematically examines variation in human subsistence behaviour and animal community structure across northern Australia. Through analyses of archaeofaunas from key archaeological sites, this project will test assumptions of why and how northern Australia was first occupied and the manner in which people responded to dramatic environmental shifts. An additional outcome of this project is insight into the causes of fragmentation in Australian fauna assemblages.
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The Barrow Island Archaeology Project: the dynamism of maritime societies in northern Australia
The Barrow Island Archaeology Project examines an exceptional record of Indigenous occupation on one of the largest islands lying off the northwest coast of Australia. The island and sites on it are optimally located to register first coastal occupations. Peoples' responses to changes in sea level, climate and isolation from critical resources on the mainland will be mapped, with predicted abandonment 7,400 years ago. The Project will study the nature of a cultural landscape that represents a 'time-capsule' sealed in the early Holocene. Important climate and ecological records will be reconstructed from the contents of caves. The labour history of Indigenous people and pearling will also be profiled.
Works
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2024
Journal Article
Correction to: Early human occupation of Australia’s eastern seaboard (Scientific Reports, (2024), 14, 1, (2579), 10.1038/s41598-024-52000-y)
Adams, Shaun, Norman, Kasih, Kemp, Justine, Jacobs, Zenobia, Costelloe, Michael, Fairbairn, Andrew, Robins, Richard, Stock, Errol, Moss, Patrick, Smith, Tam, Love, Serena, Manne, Tiina, Lowe, Kelsey M., Logan, India, Manoel, Michael, McFadden, Karen, Burns, Darren, Dooley, Thomas, Falkiner, Zac and Clarkson, Chris (2024). Correction to: Early human occupation of Australia’s eastern seaboard (Scientific Reports, (2024), 14, 1, (2579), 10.1038/s41598-024-52000-y). Scientific Reports, 14 (1) 14309. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-65370-0
2024
Journal Article
Early human occupation of Australia’s eastern seaboard
Adams, Shaun, Norman, Kasih, Kemp, Justine, Jacobs, Zenobia, Costelloe, Michael, Fairbairn, Andrew, Robins, Richard, Stock, Errol, Moss, Patrick, Smith, Tam, Love, Serena, Manne, Tiina, Lowe, Kelsey M., Logan, India, Manoel, Michael, McFadden, Karen, Burns, Darren, Falkiner, Zac and Clarkson, Chris (2024). Early human occupation of Australia’s eastern seaboard. Scientific Reports, 14 (1) 2579. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-52000-y
2023
Journal Article
Bone collagen from subtropical Australia is preserved for more than 50,000 years
Peters, Carli, Wang, Yiming, Vakil, Vikram, Cramb, Jonathan, Dortch, Joe, Hocknull, Scott, Lawrence, Rochelle, Manne, Tiina, Monks, Carly, Rössner, Gertrud E., Ryan, Helen, Siversson, Mikael, Ziegler, Tim, Louys, Julien, Price, Gilbert J., Boivin, Nicole and Collins, Matthew J. (2023). Bone collagen from subtropical Australia is preserved for more than 50,000 years. Communications Earth and Environment, 4 (1) 438, 1-8. doi: 10.1038/s43247-023-01114-8
2023
Journal Article
A Holocene sequence from Walufeni Cave, Southern Highlands Province, and its implications for the settlement of the Great Papuan Plateau, Papua New Guinea
Barker, Bryce, Lamb, Lara, Leavesley, Matthew, Manne, Tiina, Fairbairn, Andrew, Coe, Andrew, Lowe, Kelsey M., Beni, Teppsy, Neanda, Betty and Aubert, Maxime (2023). A Holocene sequence from Walufeni Cave, Southern Highlands Province, and its implications for the settlement of the Great Papuan Plateau, Papua New Guinea. Australian Archaeology, 89 (1), 47-65. doi: 10.1080/03122417.2023.2175960
2023
Journal Article
Why do students enrol in archaeology at Australian universities? Understanding pre-enrolment experiences, motivations, and career expectations
Monks, Carly, Stannard, Georgia L., Ouzman, Sven, Manne, Tiina, Garside, Joel and Ulm, Sean (2023). Why do students enrol in archaeology at Australian universities? Understanding pre-enrolment experiences, motivations, and career expectations. Australian Archaeology, 89 (1), 32-46. doi: 10.1080/03122417.2023.2175949
2022
Journal Article
Morphometric classification of kangaroo bones reveals paleoecological change in northwest Australia during the terminal Pleistocene
Mein, Erin, Manne, Tiina, Veth, Peter and Weisbecker, Vera (2022). Morphometric classification of kangaroo bones reveals paleoecological change in northwest Australia during the terminal Pleistocene. Scientific Reports, 12 (1) 18245, 1-13. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-21021-w
2022
Journal Article
Marra philosophies of stone, and the stone artefacts of Walanjiwurru 1 rockshelter, Marra Country, northern Australia
Ash, Jeremy, Bradley, John J., Mialanes, Jerome, Brady, Liam M., Evans, Shaun, Barrett, David, David, Bruno, Wesley, Daryl, Dotte-Sarout, Emilie, Rowe, Cassandra, Urwin, Chris and Manne, Tiina (2022). Marra philosophies of stone, and the stone artefacts of Walanjiwurru 1 rockshelter, Marra Country, northern Australia. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, 68 101456, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.jaa.2022.101456
2022
Journal Article
Framing Australian Pleistocene coastal occupation and archaeology
Ditchfield, Kane, Ulm, Sean, Manne, Tiina, Farr, Helen, O'Grady, Damien and Veth, Peter (2022). Framing Australian Pleistocene coastal occupation and archaeology. Quaternary Science Reviews, 293 107706, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2022.107706
2022
Journal Article
A burning question: what experimental heating of Australian fauna can tell us about cooking practices in Boodie Cave, Barrow Island, northwest Australia
Moody, Kate, Ristovski, Nikola, Manne, Tiina, Ward, Ingrid and Veth, Peter (2022). A burning question: what experimental heating of Australian fauna can tell us about cooking practices in Boodie Cave, Barrow Island, northwest Australia. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 44 103535, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2022.103535
2022
Journal Article
Macropod bone apatite isotopic analysis as evidence for recent environmental change at Bandicoot Bay pearling camp, Barrow Island, Australia
Skippington, Jane, Manne, Tiina, Paterson, Alistair and Veth, Peter (2022). Macropod bone apatite isotopic analysis as evidence for recent environmental change at Bandicoot Bay pearling camp, Barrow Island, Australia. International Journal of Historical Archaeology, 26 (4), 1-18. doi: 10.1007/s10761-021-00640-5
2022
Other Outputs
Investigating ancient animals in Mithaka Country
Manne, Tiina and Louys, Julien (2022). Investigating ancient animals in Mithaka Country. Kirrenderri heart of the Channel Country. (pp. 70-72) edited by Michael C. Westaway, Mandana Maper, Tracey Hough, Shawnee Gorringe and Geoff Ginn. St Lucia, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland, Anthropology Museum.
2021
Journal Article
Species identification of Australian marsupials using collagen fingerprinting
Peters, Carli, Richter, Kristine K., Manne, Tiina, Dortch, Joe, Paterson, Alistair, Travouillon, Kenny, Louys, Julien, Price, Gilbert J., Petraglia, Michael, Crowther, Alison and Boivin, Nicole (2021). Species identification of Australian marsupials using collagen fingerprinting. Royal Society Open Science, 8 (10) 211229, 211229. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211229
2021
Journal Article
Rock engravings and occupation sites in the Mount Bosavi Region, Papua New Guinea: Implications for our understanding of the human presence in the Southern Highlands
Lamb, Lara, Barker, Bryce, Leavesley, Matthew, Aubert, Maxime, Fairbairn, Andrew and Manne, Tiina (2021). Rock engravings and occupation sites in the Mount Bosavi Region, Papua New Guinea: Implications for our understanding of the human presence in the Southern Highlands. Archaeology in Oceania, 56 (3) arco.5247, 304-321. doi: 10.1002/arco.5247
2021
Journal Article
Power in food on the maritime frontier: a zooarchaeology of enslaved pearl divers on Barrow Island, Western Australia
Dooley, Tom, Manne, Tiina and Paterson, Alistair (2021). Power in food on the maritime frontier: a zooarchaeology of enslaved pearl divers on Barrow Island, Western Australia. International Journal of Historical Archaeology, 25 (2), 544-576. doi: 10.1007/s10761-020-00575-3
2021
Journal Article
Identifying marsupials from Australian archaeological sites: current methodological challenges and opportunities in zooarchaeological practice
Mein, Erin and Manne, Tiina (2021). Identifying marsupials from Australian archaeological sites: current methodological challenges and opportunities in zooarchaeological practice. Archaeology in Oceania, 56 (2) arco.5234, 1-9. doi: 10.1002/arco.5234
2021
Journal Article
Isotopic Indications of Late Pleistocene and Holocene Paleoenvironmental Changes at Boodie Cave Archaeological Site, Barrow Island, Western Australia
Skippington, Jane, Manne, Tiina and Veth, Peter (2021). Isotopic Indications of Late Pleistocene and Holocene Paleoenvironmental Changes at Boodie Cave Archaeological Site, Barrow Island, Western Australia. Molecules, 26 (9) 2582, 2582. doi: 10.3390/molecules26092582
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
2021
Book Chapter
Enhanced ecologies and ecosystem engineering: strategies developed by Aboriginal Australians to increase the abundance of animal resources
McNiven, Ian J., Manne, Tiina and Ross, Annie (2021). Enhanced ecologies and ecosystem engineering: strategies developed by Aboriginal Australians to increase the abundance of animal resources. The Oxford handbook of the archaeology of Indigenous Australia and New Guinea. (pp. 329-360) edited by Ian J. McNiven and Bruno David. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190095611.013.14
2020
Journal Article
Worked bone and teeth from Orokolo Bay in the Papuan Gulf (Papua New Guinea)
Basiaco, Adriana, Urwin, Chris and Manne, Tiina (2020). Worked bone and teeth from Orokolo Bay in the Papuan Gulf (Papua New Guinea). Australian Archaeology, 86 (3), 1-12. doi: 10.1080/03122417.2020.1808560
2020
Journal Article
Island survival: the anthracological and archaeofaunal evidence for colonial-era events on Barrow Island, north-west Australia
Byrne, Chae, Dooley, Tom, Manne, Tiina, Paterson, Alistair and Dotte-Sarout, Emilie (2020). Island survival: the anthracological and archaeofaunal evidence for colonial-era events on Barrow Island, north-west Australia. Archaeology in Oceania, 55 (1) arco.5202, 15-32. doi: 10.1002/arco.5202
Funding
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Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Tiina Manne is:
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Aboriginal and Environmental Interactions in Northern Australia: A faunal analysis of Malangangerr
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Alison Crowther, Professor Chris Clarkson
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Doctor Philosophy
Characterising damage to bone by Sarcophilus harrisii and Dasyurus maculatus in archaeological and palaeontological assemblages from Sahul
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Chris Clarkson
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Doctor Philosophy
Zooarchaeology of voluntary isolation: How does isolation affect past human/faunal interactions in Ravenswood, Qld?
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Caitlin D'Gluyas
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Doctor Philosophy
Characterising damage to bone by Sarcophilus harrisii, Dasyurus maculatus and Dasyurus viverrinus in Australian archaeological assemblages
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Chris Clarkson
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Master Philosophy
Foundations for Imperium: Assessing the socio-economic, environmental and political influence of Italian waterproof mortar technology on the ancient Mediterranean
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
A Zooarchaeological Analysis and Interpretation of the Comoros Islands
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Alison Crowther
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Quantitative methods for the taxonomic identification of marsupial postcrania from Australian archaeological sites
Principal Advisor
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Worn to the Bone: Use-wear of bone points from the Madjedbebe rockshelter, Arnhem Land
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Chris Clarkson, Dr Alison Crowther
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
At Home on the Goldfield: A Domestic Archaeological Investigation of Identity at Ravenswood, North Queensland.
Associate Advisor
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2021
Master Philosophy
Coastal Caprines: Using ZooMS to Trace the Spread of Domesticates in Coastal Eastern Africa
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Alison Crowther
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2020
Master Philosophy
Pieces of a ground stone puzzle: experimental studies of seed-grinding in traditional Aboriginal Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Chris Clarkson
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Identifying Prehistoric Interaction on Rapa Nui (Easter Island): Modelling the Development of Social Complexity in Extreme Isolation
Associate Advisor
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
The relevance of basic science to stone tool use and meat eating: Standardisation of bone surface modification methods and interpretations
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
An "out-of-the-way little place": Historical archaeology and globalisation at St Lawrence, Queensland, Australia
Associate Advisor
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding Australia's Cultural History Through Archaeological Geophysics
Associate Advisor
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