Mura Badulgal
Biographic Data
| ID | 4063528 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mura Badulgal |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mura |
| FAMILY NAME | Badulgal |
| SIGNATURE | BADULGAL M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Port Kennedy Association |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 44 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Koey Ngurtai: The emergence of a ritual domain in Western Torres Strait
Koey Ngurtai is a small, uninhabited island located midway between the residential islands of Badu and Mabuyag in western Torres Strait. In 2003 and 2004, 100% surveys of the islet revealed 166 cultural sites. Fifty archaeological excavations were undertaken, revealing a rich history of islet use culminating with the emergence of Koey Ngurtai as a ritual centre after 550–700 cal BP, and a proliferation of ritual structures focused on dugong hunti…
What Happened in Torres Strait 400 Years Ago? Ritual Transformations in an Island Seascape
The small islands of Western Torres Strait, between the large continental islands of Australia in the south and New Guinea in the north, witnessed major cultural transformations about 400 years ago. Innovations included the commencement of dugong bone mound-building and Syrinx aruanus shell arrangements. This paper explores the archaeological evidence for these new site types, linking the archaeology to late nineteenth century ethnography on Torr…
The Argan stone arrangement complex, Badu: Initial results from Torres Strait
AbstarctThe Argan stone arrangement complex of the island of Badu is a series of mainly geometrically shaped stone formations that together extend for 1km along an isolated ridge-top in Western Torres Strait. Here we report on archaeological excavations at this ritual site in a first attempt to historicise Badulgal spiritscapes
Koey Ngurtai: The emergence of a ritual domain in Western Torres Strait
Koey Ngurtai is a small, uninhabited island located midway between the residential islands of Badu and Mabuyag in western Torres Strait. In 2003 and 2004, 100% surveys of the islet revealed 166 cultural sites. Fifty archaeological excavations were undertaken, revealing a rich history of islet use culminating with the emergence of Koey Ngurtai as a ritual centre after 550–700 cal BP, and a proliferation of ritual structures focused on dugong hunti…
What Happened in Torres Strait 400 Years Ago? Ritual Transformations in an Island Seascape
The small islands of Western Torres Strait, between the large continental islands of Australia in the south and New Guinea in the north, witnessed major cultural transformations about 400 years ago. Innovations included the commencement of dugong bone mound-building and Syrinx aruanus shell arrangements. This paper explores the archaeological evidence for these new site types, linking the archaeology to late nineteenth century ethnography on Torr…
The Argan stone arrangement complex, Badu: Initial results from Torres Strait
AbstarctThe Argan stone arrangement complex of the island of Badu is a series of mainly geometrically shaped stone formations that together extend for 1km along an isolated ridge-top in Western Torres Strait. Here we report on archaeological excavations at this ritual site in a first attempt to historicise Badulgal spiritscapes
The Argan stone arrangement complex, Badu: Initial results from Torres Strait
AbstarctThe Argan stone arrangement complex of the island of Badu is a series of mainly geometrically shaped stone formations that together extend for 1km along an isolated ridge-top in Western Torres Strait. Here we report on archaeological excavations at this ritual site in a first attempt to historicise Badulgal spiritscapes
What Happened in Torres Strait 400 Years Ago? Ritual Transformations in an Island Seascape
The small islands of Western Torres Strait, between the large continental islands of Australia in the south and New Guinea in the north, witnessed major cultural transformations about 400 years ago. Innovations included the commencement of dugong bone mound-building and Syrinx aruanus shell arrangements. This paper explores the archaeological evidence for these new site types, linking the archaeology to late nineteenth century ethnography on Torr…
Koey Ngurtai: The emergence of a ritual domain in Western Torres Strait
Koey Ngurtai is a small, uninhabited island located midway between the residential islands of Badu and Mabuyag in western Torres Strait. In 2003 and 2004, 100% surveys of the islet revealed 166 cultural sites. Fifty archaeological excavations were undertaken, revealing a rich history of islet use culminating with the emergence of Koey Ngurtai as a ritual centre after 550–700 cal BP, and a proliferation of ritual structures focused on dugong hunti…
Archaeology (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · History (3 works) · History (3 works) · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (3 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (2 works) · Ecology (2 works) · Seascape (2 works) · Ancient history (1 works) · Anthropology (1 works)