Anthropology research projects

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    Indigenous Cultures and the Ancient World

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    Anthropology and Archaeology are currently undertaking research on the following areas referring to Indigenous Cultures of the ancient world:

    • Pottery from South, Central and North America [traded from the Smithsonian in the early 1900s]
    • Papua New Guinea patrol officer collections
    • XRF analysis of Egyptian and Sumerian pottery.

     

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    Ancient Egypt

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    Anthropology and Archaeology are currently performing research on the following areas referring to Ancient Egypt:

    • Honorary Associates – one working at Abydos with the Michigan University ancient cemeteries project and one with Macquarie University at Thebes
    • Current collection focus: analysing botanical remains stored in a sycamore box, part of the collections since the 1890s.

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    Aboriginal Cultures

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    Anthropology and Archaeology are currently performing research on the following areas referring to Aboriginal cultures:

    • Aboriginal people and cricket in WA
    • Traditional resource use in SW Kimberley coastal communities.

    Focus on collections:

    • Australian Aboriginal fibre works
    • Patricia Vinnicombe Archives
    • Repatriation
    • Warburton Arts Project.

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