Associate Professor Tiina Manne
Associate Professor

Tiina Manne

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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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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50 works between 2006 and 2024
All (50) Journal Article (44) Book Chapter (4) Conference Publication (1) Book (1)

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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

Island survival: the anthracological and archaeofaunal evidence for colonial-era events on Barrow Island, north-west Australia

2019

Journal Article

Preanalytical processing of archaeological mammal enamel apatite carbonates for stable isotope investigations: a comparative analysis of the effect of acid treatment on samples from Northwest Australia

Skippington, Jane, Veth, Peter, Manne, Tiina and Slack, Michael (2019). Preanalytical processing of archaeological mammal enamel apatite carbonates for stable isotope investigations: a comparative analysis of the effect of acid treatment on samples from Northwest Australia. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 29 (5) oa.2787, 760-771. doi: 10.1002/oa.2787

Preanalytical processing of archaeological mammal enamel apatite carbonates for stable isotope investigations: a comparative analysis of the effect of acid treatment on samples from Northwest Australia

2019

Journal Article

45,610–52,160 years of site and landscape occupation at Nawarla Gabarnmang, Arnhem Land plateau (northern Australia)

David, Bruno, Delannoy, Jean-Jacques, Mialanes, Jerome, Clarkson, Christopher, Petchey, Fiona, Geneste, Jean-Michel, Manne, Tiina, Bird, Michael I., Barker, Bryce, Richards, Thomas, Chalmin, Emilie and Castets, Géraldine (2019). 45,610–52,160 years of site and landscape occupation at Nawarla Gabarnmang, Arnhem Land plateau (northern Australia). Quaternary Science Reviews, 215, 64-85. doi: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2019.04.027

45,610–52,160 years of site and landscape occupation at Nawarla Gabarnmang, Arnhem Land plateau (northern Australia)

2018

Journal Article

Coastal occupation before the “Big Swamp”: results from excavations at John Wayne Country Rockshelter on Barrow Island

Ditchfield, Kane, Manne, Tiina, Hook, Fiona, Warn, Ingrid and Veth, Peter (2018). Coastal occupation before the “Big Swamp”: results from excavations at John Wayne Country Rockshelter on Barrow Island. Archaeology in Oceania, 53 (3), 163-178. doi: 10.1002/arco.5164

Coastal occupation before the “Big Swamp”: results from excavations at John Wayne Country Rockshelter on Barrow Island

2018

Journal Article

Macropods and measurables: A critical review of contemporary isotopic approaches to palaeo-environmental reconstructions in Australian zooarchaeology

Skippington, Jane, Manne, Tiina and Veth, Peter (2018). Macropods and measurables: A critical review of contemporary isotopic approaches to palaeo-environmental reconstructions in Australian zooarchaeology. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 17, 144-154. doi: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2017.11.010

Macropods and measurables: A critical review of contemporary isotopic approaches to palaeo-environmental reconstructions in Australian zooarchaeology

2017

Journal Article

50,000 years of archaeological site stratigraphy and micromorphology in Boodie Cave, Barrow Island, Western Australia

Ward, Ingrid, Veth, Peter Marius, Prossor, L., Denham, T., Ditchfield, Kane, Manne, T., Kendrick, P., Byrne, C., Hook, F. and Troitzcsh, U. (2017). 50,000 years of archaeological site stratigraphy and micromorphology in Boodie Cave, Barrow Island, Western Australia. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 15, 344-369. doi: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2017.08.012

50,000 years of archaeological site stratigraphy and micromorphology in Boodie Cave, Barrow Island, Western Australia

2017

Journal Article

Human occupation of northern Australia by 65,000 years ago

Clarkson, Chris, Jacobs, Zenobia, Marwick, Ben, Fullagar, Richard, Wallis, Lynley, Smith, Mike, Roberts, Richard G., Hayes, Elspeth, Lowe, Kelsey, Carah, Xavier, Florin, S. Anna, McNeil, Jessica, Cox, Delyth, Arnold, Lee J., Hua, Quan, Huntley, Jillian, Brand, Helen E. A., Manne, Tiina, Fairbairn, Andrew, Shulmeister, James, Lyle, Lindsey, Salinas, Makiah, Page, Mara, Connell, Kate, Park, Gayoung, Norman, Kasih, Murphy, Tessa and Pardoe, Colin (2017). Human occupation of northern Australia by 65,000 years ago. Nature, 547 (7663), 306-310. doi: 10.1038/nature22968

Human occupation of northern Australia by 65,000 years ago

2017

Journal Article

Early human occupation of a maritime desert, Barrow Island, North-west Australia

Veth, Peter M., Ward, Ingrid, Manne, Tiina, Ulm, Sean, Ditchfield, Kane, Dortch, Joe, Hook, Fiona, Petchey, Fiona, Hogg, Alan, Questiaux, Daniele, Demuro, Martina, Arnold, Lee, Spooner, Nigel, Levchenko, Vladimir, Skippington, Jane, Byrne, Chae, Basgall, Mark, Zeanah, David, Belton, David, Helmholz, Petra, Bajkan, Szilvia, Bailey, Richard, Placzek, Christa and Kendrick, Peter (2017). Early human occupation of a maritime desert, Barrow Island, North-west Australia. Quaternary Science Reviews, 168, 19-29. doi: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2017.05.002

Early human occupation of a maritime desert, Barrow Island, North-west Australia

2017

Journal Article

Cross-scale adaptive behaviors during the Upper Paleolithic in Iberia: the example of Vale Boi (Southwestern Portugal)

Cascalheira, Joao, Bicho, Nuno, Manne, Tiina and Horta, Pedro (2017). Cross-scale adaptive behaviors during the Upper Paleolithic in Iberia: the example of Vale Boi (Southwestern Portugal). Quaternary International, 446, 17-30. doi: 10.1016/j.quaint.2017.01.002

Cross-scale adaptive behaviors during the Upper Paleolithic in Iberia: the example of Vale Boi (Southwestern Portugal)

2016

Journal Article

Using a 3-stage burning categorization to assess post-depositional degradation of archaeofaunal assemblages: some observations based on multiple prehistoric sites in Australasia

Aplin, Ken, Manne, Tiina and Attenbrow, Val (2016). Using a 3-stage burning categorization to assess post-depositional degradation of archaeofaunal assemblages: some observations based on multiple prehistoric sites in Australasia. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 7, 700-714. doi: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2015.11.029

Using a 3-stage burning categorization to assess post-depositional degradation of archaeofaunal assemblages: some observations based on multiple prehistoric sites in Australasia

2016

Journal Article

News from the south: current perspectives in Australian zooarchaeology

Manne, Tiina, Balme, Jane and Weisler, Marshall (2016). News from the south: current perspectives in Australian zooarchaeology. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 7, 687-688. doi: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.04.004

News from the south: current perspectives in Australian zooarchaeology

2016

Journal Article

Using soil magnetic properties to determine the onset of Pleistocene human settlement at Gledswood Shelter 1, Northern Australia

Lowe, Kelsey M., Shulmeister, James, Feinberg, Joshua M., Manne, Tiina, Wallis, Lynley A. and Welsh, Kevin (2016). Using soil magnetic properties to determine the onset of Pleistocene human settlement at Gledswood Shelter 1, Northern Australia. Geoarchaeology, 31 (3), 211-228. doi: 10.1002/gea.21544

Using soil magnetic properties to determine the onset of Pleistocene human settlement at Gledswood Shelter 1, Northern Australia

2016

Journal Article

Baikaboria Ossuary and the origins of the Kesele Clan, Upper Kikori River, Papua New Guinea

Barker, Bryce, Lamb, Lara and Manne, Tiina (2016). Baikaboria Ossuary and the origins of the Kesele Clan, Upper Kikori River, Papua New Guinea. Journal of Pacific Archaeology, 7 (1), 89-105. doi: 10.70460/jpa.v7i1.185

Baikaboria Ossuary and the origins of the Kesele Clan, Upper Kikori River, Papua New Guinea

2016

Journal Article

Coastal feasts: a Pleistocene antiquity for resource abundance in the maritime deserts of north west Australia?

Veth, Peter, Ward, Ingrid and Manne, Tiina (2016). Coastal feasts: a Pleistocene antiquity for resource abundance in the maritime deserts of north west Australia?. Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology, 12 (1), 1-16. doi: 10.1080/15564894.2015.1132799

Coastal feasts: a Pleistocene antiquity for resource abundance in the maritime deserts of north west Australia?

2016

Journal Article

A taphonomic signature for quolls in the Australian archaeological record

Miscamble, Tony and Manne, Tiina (2016). A taphonomic signature for quolls in the Australian archaeological record. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 7, 689-699. doi: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.01.011

A taphonomic signature for quolls in the Australian archaeological record

2015

Journal Article

The archaeology, chronology and stratigraphy of Madjedbebe (Malakunanja II): A site in northern Australia with early occupation

Clarkson, Chris, Smith, Mike, Marwick, Ben, Fullagar, Richard, Wallis, Lynley, A., Faulkner, Patrick, Manne, Tiina, Hayes, Elspeth, Roberts, Richard, G., Jacobs, Zenobia, Carah, Xavier, Lowe, Kelsey M., Matthews, Jacqueline and Florin, S. Anna (2015). The archaeology, chronology and stratigraphy of Madjedbebe (Malakunanja II): A site in northern Australia with early occupation. Journal of Human Evolution, 83, 46-64. doi: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2015.03.014

The archaeology, chronology and stratigraphy of Madjedbebe (Malakunanja II): A site in northern Australia with early occupation

2015

Journal Article

Late Pleistocene and early Holocene exploitation of estuarine communities in northwestern Australia

Manne, Tiina and Veth, Peter M. (2015). Late Pleistocene and early Holocene exploitation of estuarine communities in northwestern Australia. Quaternary International, 385, 112-123. doi: 10.1016/j.quaint.2014.12.049

Late Pleistocene and early Holocene exploitation of estuarine communities in northwestern Australia

2015

Journal Article

To the islands born: the research potential of submerged landscapes and human habitation sites from the islands of NW Australia

Ward, Ingrid, Veth, Peter and Manne, Tiina (2015). To the islands born: the research potential of submerged landscapes and human habitation sites from the islands of NW Australia. Geological Society Special Publication, 411 (1), 251-263. doi: 10.1144/SP411.4

To the islands born: the research potential of submerged landscapes and human habitation sites from the islands of NW Australia

2014

Journal Article

Ground-penetrating radar and burial practices in western Arnhem Land, Australia

Lowe, Kelsey M., Wallis, Lynley A., Pardoe, Colin, Marwick, Ben, Clarkson, Chris, Manne, Tiina, Smith, Mike A. and Fullagar, Richard (2014). Ground-penetrating radar and burial practices in western Arnhem Land, Australia. Archaeology in Oceania, 49 (3), 148-157. doi: 10.1002/arco.5039

Ground-penetrating radar and burial practices in western Arnhem Land, Australia

2014

Journal Article

Erratum to "Early Upper Paleolithic bone processing and insights into small-scale storage of fats at Vale Boi, southern Iberia" [J. Archaeol. Sci. (2014) 111-123]

Manne, Tiina (2014). Erratum to "Early Upper Paleolithic bone processing and insights into small-scale storage of fats at Vale Boi, southern Iberia" [J. Archaeol. Sci. (2014) 111-123]. Journal of Archaeological Science, 44 (1), 206-206. doi: 10.1016/j.jas.2014.02.017

Erratum to "Early Upper Paleolithic bone processing and insights into small-scale storage of fats at Vale Boi, southern Iberia" [J. Archaeol. Sci. (2014) 111-123]

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2029
    Before and after the Last Ice Age: GunaiKurnai archaeology along the Snowy (ARC Linkage Project administered by Monash University)
    Monash University
    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
  • 2019 - 2022
    Pathways through tropical Sahul: the archaeology of the Great Papuan Plateau (ARC Discovery Project administered by the University of Southern Queensland)
    University of Southern Queensland
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2021
    Do Good Things Come in Small Packages? Testing assumptions of Optimal Foraging Theory with co-collaborative research in western Arnhem Land
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    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 - 2019
    Continuous flow isotope ratio mass spectrometer (CF-IRMS) and ancillary preparation systems for carbon, nitrogen and sulfur isotope microanalysis for archaeology, biology, earth and environmental scie
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    Dr Tiina Manne - Maternity Funding (Advance Queensland Women's Academic Fund)
    Queensland Government Advance Queensland Women's Academic Fund
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2020
    50,000 years of human subsistence behaviour in northern Australia
    ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    Operationalising research collections in archaeological science and museum studies
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2015
    Federated Archaeological Information Management Systems project: transforming archaeological research through digital technologies (ARC LIEF Grant administered by Macquarie University)
    University of New South Wales
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Methodological & Quantitative Approaches to Australasian Zooarchaeology and Taphonomy
    UWA-UQ Bilateral Research Collaboration Award
    Open grant
  • 2013
    Building Capacity in Experimental and Scientific Archaeology at UQ
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2015
    The Barrow Island Archaeology Project: the dynamism of maritime societies in northern Australia (ARC Discovery Project administered by UWA)
    University of Western Australia
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2013
    The Middle Palaeolithic to Upper Palaeolithic transition in southern Portugal
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant

Availability

Associate Professor Tiina Manne is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • 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

  • Doctor Philosophy

    A question of balance: A multi-method zooarchaeological study of food and identity (re)creation in migrant communities in late 19th/early 20th century Queensland

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Caitlin D'Gluyas

  • 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

  • Master Philosophy

    Foundations for Imperium: Assessing the socio-economic, environmental and political influence of Italian waterproof mortar technology on the ancient Mediterranean

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Aboriginal and Environmental Interactions in Northern Australia: A faunal analysis of Malangangerr

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Alison Crowther, Professor Chris Clarkson

  • 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

  • Doctor Philosophy

    A Zooarchaeological Analysis and Interpretation of the Comoros Islands

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Alison Crowther

Completed supervision

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