Ken Mulvaney
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 1086841 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Ken Mulvaney |
| NOMBRES | Ken |
| APELLIDO | Mulvaney |
| FIRMA | MULVANEY K |
| AFILIACIONES | The University of Western Australia |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3713-4312 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 24 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 102 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 24 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1997 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 7 |
Culturally Imbued Trees
Australian Aboriginal song‐lines and Dreaming tracks follow the movement and interactions of ancestral beings and are marked by physical features associated with those ancestral beings at culturally significant places, often termed ‘sacred sites’. These locations can include living things like trees and other vegetation with culturally ascribed meanings. Not always visibly marked or intentionally altered, these plants comprise an integral part of…
Monitoring Rock Art Decay
This paper considers the effects of industrialisation upon one of the world’s most significant rock art sites, Murujuga (Burrup Peninsula), located in north-west Western Australia. Photographs of 26 petroglyphs taken prior to or early in the industrialisation of the area were compared with recent photographs to assess whether the presence of industry is accelerating degradation. Fifty per cent of the petroglyphs showed indications of changes, and…
Seeing and managing rock art at Nganjarli
The Nganjarli site complex, which includes a rich body of rock art, shell middens and artefact scatters, has been identified by the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation (MAC) as the primary location within Murujuga National Park for tourism and interpretation facilities. Murujuga National Park lies on the north-west coast of Western Australia, and within the Dampier Archipelago (including Burrup Peninsula) National Heritage Place. MAC owns and co-mana…
Petroglyphs and place
The analysis of cultural practices at four sites near Cape Gloucester and on Uneapa and Garua Islands in West New Britain, Papua New Guinea shows how rock markings and boulder arrangements create special places within physical and social landscapes. Four kinds of rock markings are documented: cupules, abraded surfaces, geometric curvilinear and rectilinear (i.e., composed of straight lines) petroglyphs, and figurative forms including anthropomorp…
Dampier Archipelago Petroglyphs
Sacred Sites in Indigenous Archaeology
The Mermaid? Re-envisaging the 1818 exploration of Enderby Island, Murujuga, Western Australia
Archaeological surveys documenting Aboriginal petroglyphs across the Dampier Archipelago (Murujuga) discovered a depiction of a sailing ship on Enderby Island. We argue that this is a depiction of His Majesty’s Cutter (HMC) Mermaid, captained by the British naval officer Phillip Parker King in his survey of Australia’s coastlines between 1817 and 1822. Archaeological evidence and a range of historical sources are used to interpret the image as pa…
So ends this day
Murujuga at a crossroads
Mounting evidence indicates that the production of petroglyphs within what is now the Dampier Archipelago on the Pilbara coast of northwest Western Australia spans a period beginning 30,000–40,000 years ago until the nineteenth century. Despite the testimony of sites on the Pilbara mainland, there is little in Dampier rock art that indicates continued production after European settlement, some 150 years ago. Considering the abundance of rock art …
Food or fibercraft? Grinding stones and Aboriginal use of Triodia grass (spinifex)
Burrup Peninsula
The Dampier Archipelago, situated on the north-western coast of Australia, arguably contains the world’s greatest concentration of engraved rock art. It is also one of Australia’s largest bulk handling ports. Iron ore brought from the inland, gas processed from offshore wells and locally produced sea salt are all sent off to ever-growing international markets. Many regard the wealth generation and job opportunities as benefits without issue. For …
Quelle ancienneté pour les manifestations d’apparence ancienne ? Réexamen des pétroglyphes de Dampier
L'archipel de Dampier, sur la cte ouest du Pilbara australien, se poursuit sur une surface de 1 456 km 2 (~300 km 2 des terres merges actuelles) dans l'Ocan Indien.Ces les sont les plus orientales d'un chapelet d'les qui s'tire du Golfe d'Exmouth sur 335 km en direction de l'Ouest-Sud-Ouest.Ce sont les seules les comprendre des roches magmatiques plutoniques et de la lave basaltique, offrant d'excellentes surfaces rodes sur lesquelles les ptrogly…
How Old is Old Looking? The Dampier Petroglyphs in Review
The Dampier Archipelago lies on Western Australia’s Pilbara coast, extending over an area of 1 456 km2 (~300 km2 actual landmass) into the Indian Ocean. These islands are the easternmost of a chain of islands that extend from Exmouth Gulf, 335 km to the WSW. They are the only islands which comprise intrusive igneous rock and basalt lava, providing excellent weathered surfaces on which the petroglyphs are preserved. The progression of weathered ri…
Symbolic construction, the scene from Sahul (Greater Australia)
The potential for discovery of new submerged archaeological sites near the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia
About time
Since the early 1970s the petroglyphs of the Dampier Archipelago have been acknowledged for their National and World heritage status. Part of this recognition of significance is the evident antiquity, stylistic variability and abundance of production that the petroglyphs display
Iconic imagery
Dating the Dreaming
Examples of striped marsupial depictions have been reported from both the coastal and inland Pilbara. Many are regarded as images of the thylacine, an animal that disappeared from mainland Australia some 3000–4000 years ago. Also observable in the rock art is the ‘fat‐tailed macropod’, a distinctive rendition of a marsupial with an extremely thick tail. Recent investigations in the Tom Price area and on the Burrup Peninsula confirm that both moti…
Comparison of sedimentation and occupation histories inside and outside rock shelters, Keep‐River region, northwestern Australia
This paper compares archaeological evidence of Aboriginal occupation inside rock shelters and outside in adjacent sand sheets, focusing on two locations in the Keep‐River region, northwestern Australia. Luminescence and radiocarbon dating reveal that occupation sequences inside rock shelters are generally younger ( < 10,000 yr B.P.) than outside ( < 18,000 yr B.P.). Differences in occupation chronology and artifact assemblages inside and outside …
Transformations - rock walls to canvas
Within Australian Aboriginal cultures there are strong connections in artistic traditions that are linked spatially to sacred places and stylistically to encoded meaning. Artistic traditions draw heavily on mythologies, place-based narratives and representational techniques embedded in indigenous religious knowledge. The wealth of ethnographic data shows that rock-art imagery can hold a multitude of layered meanings. However, one of the keys to c…
Changing ecological concerns in rock-art subject matter of north Australia's Keep River region
The Keep River region has a complex body of engraved and painted rock-art, distinct from but with links to regions to the east, west and south. At least four major periods of figurative rock-art have been identified with differing subject matters and ages. Significant changes in depictions of human figures and animals are evident, reflecting shifts in emphasis associated with ecological concerns and environmental change. We flesh out the relative…
Extraordinary Engraved Bird Track from North Australia
An extraordinary engraved bird track was located in the Weaber Range of the Keep River region of Northern Territory, Australia, in July 2000. This engraved track is dissimilar to most other examples in Australian rock-art, differing in shape, size and detail from the thousands of engraved, painted or beeswax depictions of bird tracks known from sites across the continent. Importantly, it also differs in technique from other engraved tracks in the…
Archaeological Research In The Keep River Region, Northern Territory
Archaeological Research In The Keep River Region, Northern Territory." Australian Archaeology, 49(1), pp. 45–46
Cupule engravings from Jinmium-Granilpi (northern Australia) and beyond
Antiquity last year reported a startlingly old series of dates from Jinmium in tropical north Australia. At Jinmium are old rock-engravings, the pecked cups or cupules that are widespread in Australia. This study of the Jinmium cupules goes beyond that immediate topic to broader issues
Iconic imagery
Dating the Dreaming
Examples of striped marsupial depictions have been reported from both the coastal and inland Pilbara. Many are regarded as images of the thylacine, an animal that disappeared from mainland Australia some 3000–4000 years ago. Also observable in the rock art is the ‘fat‐tailed macropod’, a distinctive rendition of a marsupial with an extremely thick tail. Recent investigations in the Tom Price area and on the Burrup Peninsula confirm that both moti…
Changing ecological concerns in rock-art subject matter of north Australia's Keep River region
The Keep River region has a complex body of engraved and painted rock-art, distinct from but with links to regions to the east, west and south. At least four major periods of figurative rock-art have been identified with differing subject matters and ages. Significant changes in depictions of human figures and animals are evident, reflecting shifts in emphasis associated with ecological concerns and environmental change. We flesh out the relative…
Cupule engravings from Jinmium-Granilpi (northern Australia) and beyond
Antiquity last year reported a startlingly old series of dates from Jinmium in tropical north Australia. At Jinmium are old rock-engravings, the pecked cups or cupules that are widespread in Australia. This study of the Jinmium cupules goes beyond that immediate topic to broader issues
Murujuga at a crossroads
Mounting evidence indicates that the production of petroglyphs within what is now the Dampier Archipelago on the Pilbara coast of northwest Western Australia spans a period beginning 30,000–40,000 years ago until the nineteenth century. Despite the testimony of sites on the Pilbara mainland, there is little in Dampier rock art that indicates continued production after European settlement, some 150 years ago. Considering the abundance of rock art …
Food or fibercraft? Grinding stones and Aboriginal use of Triodia grass (spinifex)
Comparison of sedimentation and occupation histories inside and outside rock shelters, Keep‐River region, northwestern Australia
This paper compares archaeological evidence of Aboriginal occupation inside rock shelters and outside in adjacent sand sheets, focusing on two locations in the Keep‐River region, northwestern Australia. Luminescence and radiocarbon dating reveal that occupation sequences inside rock shelters are generally younger ( < 10,000 yr B.P.) than outside ( < 18,000 yr B.P.). Differences in occupation chronology and artifact assemblages inside and outside …
About time
Since the early 1970s the petroglyphs of the Dampier Archipelago have been acknowledged for their National and World heritage status. Part of this recognition of significance is the evident antiquity, stylistic variability and abundance of production that the petroglyphs display
So ends this day
Seeing and managing rock art at Nganjarli
The Nganjarli site complex, which includes a rich body of rock art, shell middens and artefact scatters, has been identified by the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation (MAC) as the primary location within Murujuga National Park for tourism and interpretation facilities. Murujuga National Park lies on the north-west coast of Western Australia, and within the Dampier Archipelago (including Burrup Peninsula) National Heritage Place. MAC owns and co-mana…
Monitoring Rock Art Decay
This paper considers the effects of industrialisation upon one of the world’s most significant rock art sites, Murujuga (Burrup Peninsula), located in north-west Western Australia. Photographs of 26 petroglyphs taken prior to or early in the industrialisation of the area were compared with recent photographs to assess whether the presence of industry is accelerating degradation. Fifty per cent of the petroglyphs showed indications of changes, and…
Petroglyphs and place
The analysis of cultural practices at four sites near Cape Gloucester and on Uneapa and Garua Islands in West New Britain, Papua New Guinea shows how rock markings and boulder arrangements create special places within physical and social landscapes. Four kinds of rock markings are documented: cupules, abraded surfaces, geometric curvilinear and rectilinear (i.e., composed of straight lines) petroglyphs, and figurative forms including anthropomorp…
The Mermaid? Re-envisaging the 1818 exploration of Enderby Island, Murujuga, Western Australia
Archaeological surveys documenting Aboriginal petroglyphs across the Dampier Archipelago (Murujuga) discovered a depiction of a sailing ship on Enderby Island. We argue that this is a depiction of His Majesty’s Cutter (HMC) Mermaid, captained by the British naval officer Phillip Parker King in his survey of Australia’s coastlines between 1817 and 1822. Archaeological evidence and a range of historical sources are used to interpret the image as pa…
Extraordinary Engraved Bird Track from North Australia
An extraordinary engraved bird track was located in the Weaber Range of the Keep River region of Northern Territory, Australia, in July 2000. This engraved track is dissimilar to most other examples in Australian rock-art, differing in shape, size and detail from the thousands of engraved, painted or beeswax depictions of bird tracks known from sites across the continent. Importantly, it also differs in technique from other engraved tracks in the…
Cupule engravings from Jinmium-Granilpi (northern Australia) and beyond
Antiquity last year reported a startlingly old series of dates from Jinmium in tropical north Australia. At Jinmium are old rock-engravings, the pecked cups or cupules that are widespread in Australia. This study of the Jinmium cupules goes beyond that immediate topic to broader issues
Archaeological Research In The Keep River Region, Northern Territory
Archaeological Research In The Keep River Region, Northern Territory." Australian Archaeology, 49(1), pp. 45–46
Extraordinary Engraved Bird Track from North Australia
An extraordinary engraved bird track was located in the Weaber Range of the Keep River region of Northern Territory, Australia, in July 2000. This engraved track is dissimilar to most other examples in Australian rock-art, differing in shape, size and detail from the thousands of engraved, painted or beeswax depictions of bird tracks known from sites across the continent. Importantly, it also differs in technique from other engraved tracks in the…
Transformations - rock walls to canvas
Within Australian Aboriginal cultures there are strong connections in artistic traditions that are linked spatially to sacred places and stylistically to encoded meaning. Artistic traditions draw heavily on mythologies, place-based narratives and representational techniques embedded in indigenous religious knowledge. The wealth of ethnographic data shows that rock-art imagery can hold a multitude of layered meanings. However, one of the keys to c…
Changing ecological concerns in rock-art subject matter of north Australia's Keep River region
The Keep River region has a complex body of engraved and painted rock-art, distinct from but with links to regions to the east, west and south. At least four major periods of figurative rock-art have been identified with differing subject matters and ages. Significant changes in depictions of human figures and animals are evident, reflecting shifts in emphasis associated with ecological concerns and environmental change. We flesh out the relative…
Comparison of sedimentation and occupation histories inside and outside rock shelters, Keep‐River region, northwestern Australia
This paper compares archaeological evidence of Aboriginal occupation inside rock shelters and outside in adjacent sand sheets, focusing on two locations in the Keep‐River region, northwestern Australia. Luminescence and radiocarbon dating reveal that occupation sequences inside rock shelters are generally younger ( < 10,000 yr B.P.) than outside ( < 18,000 yr B.P.). Differences in occupation chronology and artifact assemblages inside and outside …
Dating the Dreaming
Examples of striped marsupial depictions have been reported from both the coastal and inland Pilbara. Many are regarded as images of the thylacine, an animal that disappeared from mainland Australia some 3000–4000 years ago. Also observable in the rock art is the ‘fat‐tailed macropod’, a distinctive rendition of a marsupial with an extremely thick tail. Recent investigations in the Tom Price area and on the Burrup Peninsula confirm that both moti…
About time
Since the early 1970s the petroglyphs of the Dampier Archipelago have been acknowledged for their National and World heritage status. Part of this recognition of significance is the evident antiquity, stylistic variability and abundance of production that the petroglyphs display
Iconic imagery
Quelle ancienneté pour les manifestations d’apparence ancienne ? Réexamen des pétroglyphes de Dampier
L'archipel de Dampier, sur la cte ouest du Pilbara australien, se poursuit sur une surface de 1 456 km 2 (~300 km 2 des terres merges actuelles) dans l'Ocan Indien.Ces les sont les plus orientales d'un chapelet d'les qui s'tire du Golfe d'Exmouth sur 335 km en direction de l'Ouest-Sud-Ouest.Ce sont les seules les comprendre des roches magmatiques plutoniques et de la lave basaltique, offrant d'excellentes surfaces rodes sur lesquelles les ptrogly…
How Old is Old Looking? The Dampier Petroglyphs in Review
The Dampier Archipelago lies on Western Australia’s Pilbara coast, extending over an area of 1 456 km2 (~300 km2 actual landmass) into the Indian Ocean. These islands are the easternmost of a chain of islands that extend from Exmouth Gulf, 335 km to the WSW. They are the only islands which comprise intrusive igneous rock and basalt lava, providing excellent weathered surfaces on which the petroglyphs are preserved. The progression of weathered ri…
Symbolic construction, the scene from Sahul (Greater Australia)
The potential for discovery of new submerged archaeological sites near the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia
Burrup Peninsula
The Dampier Archipelago, situated on the north-western coast of Australia, arguably contains the world’s greatest concentration of engraved rock art. It is also one of Australia’s largest bulk handling ports. Iron ore brought from the inland, gas processed from offshore wells and locally produced sea salt are all sent off to ever-growing international markets. Many regard the wealth generation and job opportunities as benefits without issue. For …
Food or fibercraft? Grinding stones and Aboriginal use of Triodia grass (spinifex)
Murujuga at a crossroads
Mounting evidence indicates that the production of petroglyphs within what is now the Dampier Archipelago on the Pilbara coast of northwest Western Australia spans a period beginning 30,000–40,000 years ago until the nineteenth century. Despite the testimony of sites on the Pilbara mainland, there is little in Dampier rock art that indicates continued production after European settlement, some 150 years ago. Considering the abundance of rock art …
The Mermaid? Re-envisaging the 1818 exploration of Enderby Island, Murujuga, Western Australia
Archaeological surveys documenting Aboriginal petroglyphs across the Dampier Archipelago (Murujuga) discovered a depiction of a sailing ship on Enderby Island. We argue that this is a depiction of His Majesty’s Cutter (HMC) Mermaid, captained by the British naval officer Phillip Parker King in his survey of Australia’s coastlines between 1817 and 1822. Archaeological evidence and a range of historical sources are used to interpret the image as pa…
So ends this day
Dampier Archipelago Petroglyphs
Sacred Sites in Indigenous Archaeology
Monitoring Rock Art Decay
This paper considers the effects of industrialisation upon one of the world’s most significant rock art sites, Murujuga (Burrup Peninsula), located in north-west Western Australia. Photographs of 26 petroglyphs taken prior to or early in the industrialisation of the area were compared with recent photographs to assess whether the presence of industry is accelerating degradation. Fifty per cent of the petroglyphs showed indications of changes, and…
Seeing and managing rock art at Nganjarli
The Nganjarli site complex, which includes a rich body of rock art, shell middens and artefact scatters, has been identified by the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation (MAC) as the primary location within Murujuga National Park for tourism and interpretation facilities. Murujuga National Park lies on the north-west coast of Western Australia, and within the Dampier Archipelago (including Burrup Peninsula) National Heritage Place. MAC owns and co-mana…
Petroglyphs and place
The analysis of cultural practices at four sites near Cape Gloucester and on Uneapa and Garua Islands in West New Britain, Papua New Guinea shows how rock markings and boulder arrangements create special places within physical and social landscapes. Four kinds of rock markings are documented: cupules, abraded surfaces, geometric curvilinear and rectilinear (i.e., composed of straight lines) petroglyphs, and figurative forms including anthropomorp…
Culturally Imbued Trees
Australian Aboriginal song‐lines and Dreaming tracks follow the movement and interactions of ancestral beings and are marked by physical features associated with those ancestral beings at culturally significant places, often termed ‘sacred sites’. These locations can include living things like trees and other vegetation with culturally ascribed meanings. Not always visibly marked or intentionally altered, these plants comprise an integral part of…
Archaeology (21 obras) · Geography (20 obras) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (17 obras) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (15 obras) · History (12 obras) · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (12 obras) · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (10 obras) · Geology (10 obras) · Rock art (9 obras) · Archipelago (6 obras)