Patricia Bourke
Biographic Data
| ID | 4063746 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Patricia Bourke |
| GIVEN NAMES | Patricia |
| FAMILY NAME | Bourke |
| SIGNATURE | BOURKE P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Government of the Northern Territory |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 71 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Rounded toothed pearl-shell mounds at Elizabeth River near Darwin, Northern Territory
As the most visible remains of past coastal economies across the coast of northern Australia, mounds of shell dominated by roughback cockles (Tegillarca granosa) have featured often in explanations for Late Holocene Indigenous subsistence strategies. Recently more detailed local and regional studies continue to build a picture of some variations to this dominance, which demonstrate the breadth of marine species exploited, the extensive ecological…
Late Holocene Climate Change And Human Behavioural Variability In The Coastal Wet-Dry Tropics Of Northern Australia: Evidence from a pilot study of oxygen isotopes in marine bivalve shells from archae…
Previously it has been argued that midden analysis from three geographically distinct coastal regions of tropical northern Australia (Hope Inlet, Blyth River, Blue Mud Bay) demonstrates that changes through time in Aboriginal mollusc exploitation reflect broader coastal environmental transformations associated with late Holocene climatic variability (Bourke et al. 2007). It was suggested that, while a direct link between environmental change and …
Late Holocene Indigenous Economies of the Tropical Australian Coast: An archaeological study of the Darwin region
This monograph presents a study of Indigenous economies in traditional Larrakia country, the Darwin coastal region of northern Australia, during the Late Holocene period. Subsistence and settlement patterns of this period are revealed through archaeological investigation of shell mounds, which dominate the study area and have long been a topic of scholarly interest both internationally and in Australia. Addressed are cultural, environmental and t…
Holocene settlement of the northern coastal plains, Northern Territory, Australia
The northern Australian coastal plains are relatively recent landforms that have undergone dynamic evolution over the last 10,000 years. Over 300 radiocarbon dates have enabled archaeologists and geomorphologists to provide a more detailed interpretation of human settlement and resource use. This paper provides a synthesis of the archaeological evidence and integrates it within the palaeo-environmental frameworks. It characterises the timing, pat…
Shell Middens in Atlantic Europe - edited by N. Milner, O. E. Graig and G. N. Bailey
Anadara granosa' (Mollusca: (Bivalvia: Arcidae) Discovered Live in Darwin Harbour, with Implications for Understanding Climate Change in Northern Australia
In August 2008, sampling of mudflats on the southern shoreline of Middle Arm, Darwin Harbour, located an extant population of Anadara granosa (Linne), a bivalve mollusc commonly called Roughback Cockle [the FAO name is Granular Ark]. This species occurs in huge quantities in prehistoric shell middens around Darwin, but is now very rare and was thought to be possibly locally extinct
Professional development and teacher aides in inclusive education contexts: Where to from here
During the past 10 years in Australia teacher aides have been employed in mainstream schools as support personnel in special education intervention programmes, and their numbers are increasing. At the same time workplace reform in relation to inclusive education is impacting on their employment and deployment in schools to support students with disabilities and learning difficulties. In Queensland, teacher aides have been offered formal career pa…
Inclusive education reform in Queensland: Implications for policy and practice
In Queensland, Australia, the school system is being reformed to be more ‘inclusive’. However, the enthusiasm for ‘inclusive education’ in Queensland seems to be waning amongst practitioners, and the ‘confusion, frustration, guilt and exhaustion’ that has emerged with teachers and support practitioners in the UK is emerging amongst support practitioners and teachers in Queensland. This paper argues that this is happening because inclusive educati…
Climate variability in the mid to late Holocene Arnhem Land Region, North Australia: Archaeological archives of environmental and cultural change
A number of archaeologists have suggested that significant climatic change with environmental and social consequences occurred between 1000 and 400 years ago in the Indo‐Pacific region. We investigate this premise by examining the archaeological record of changes in hunter‐gatherer economies in three geographically distinct coastal regions of tropical northern Australia. These case studies support the argument that Aboriginal mollusc exploitation…
The Creation of North Australian Shell Rings: A Comment
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Three Aboriginal shell mounds at Hope Inlet: Evidence for coastal, not maritime Late Holocene economies on the Beagle Gulf mainland, northern Australia
Many hundreds of Aboriginal shell mounds exist on the northern coasts of Australia. Though these archaeological features increasingly figure in broad constructions of past coastal hunter-gatherer economies, few have been analysed in any detail. This paper describes the excavation and analysis of three Anadara-dominated shell mounds situated in adjacent microenvironments at Hope Inlet, Shoal Bay near Darwin on the Northern Territory coast. These s…
Archaeology of the First Recorded Petroglyphs for the Darwin Region
This paper presents preliminary research into petroglyphs located on Middle Arm Peninsula 16 km south-east of Darwin city.This research was carried out in response to queries on the origin of the petroglyphs in a region not previously known for rock art.Examination of weathering and style characteristics of the rock art and the technique by which it is made, to ascertain possible origins and chronology, found that these petroglyphs are typical of…
Advent Of Anadara Mounds And Theories On Mid- To Late Holocene Changes In Forager Economic Strategies- A Comment
n \t\t\tRecently, Veitch (1999) has argued that the large Anadara mounds of north Australia represent widespread change in foraging behaviour in the mid- to late Holocene, characterised by an increased focus on small-bodied organisms such as the marine mollusc Anadara granosa. Veitch’s (1999) preferred social explanation for the appearance of these mounds, as opposed to environmental explanations such as changes in local ecological habitats (e.g.…
Thesis Abstracts
Climate variability in the mid to late Holocene Arnhem Land Region, North Australia: Archaeological archives of environmental and cultural change
A number of archaeologists have suggested that significant climatic change with environmental and social consequences occurred between 1000 and 400 years ago in the Indo‐Pacific region. We investigate this premise by examining the archaeological record of changes in hunter‐gatherer economies in three geographically distinct coastal regions of tropical northern Australia. These case studies support the argument that Aboriginal mollusc exploitation…
Three Aboriginal shell mounds at Hope Inlet: Evidence for coastal, not maritime Late Holocene economies on the Beagle Gulf mainland, northern Australia
Many hundreds of Aboriginal shell mounds exist on the northern coasts of Australia. Though these archaeological features increasingly figure in broad constructions of past coastal hunter-gatherer economies, few have been analysed in any detail. This paper describes the excavation and analysis of three Anadara-dominated shell mounds situated in adjacent microenvironments at Hope Inlet, Shoal Bay near Darwin on the Northern Territory coast. These s…
Advent Of Anadara Mounds And Theories On Mid- To Late Holocene Changes In Forager Economic Strategies- A Comment
n \t\t\tRecently, Veitch (1999) has argued that the large Anadara mounds of north Australia represent widespread change in foraging behaviour in the mid- to late Holocene, characterised by an increased focus on small-bodied organisms such as the marine mollusc Anadara granosa. Veitch’s (1999) preferred social explanation for the appearance of these mounds, as opposed to environmental explanations such as changes in local ecological habitats (e.g.…
Inclusive education reform in Queensland: Implications for policy and practice
In Queensland, Australia, the school system is being reformed to be more ‘inclusive’. However, the enthusiasm for ‘inclusive education’ in Queensland seems to be waning amongst practitioners, and the ‘confusion, frustration, guilt and exhaustion’ that has emerged with teachers and support practitioners in the UK is emerging amongst support practitioners and teachers in Queensland. This paper argues that this is happening because inclusive educati…
Late Holocene Climate Change And Human Behavioural Variability In The Coastal Wet-Dry Tropics Of Northern Australia: Evidence from a pilot study of oxygen isotopes in marine bivalve shells from archae…
Previously it has been argued that midden analysis from three geographically distinct coastal regions of tropical northern Australia (Hope Inlet, Blyth River, Blue Mud Bay) demonstrates that changes through time in Aboriginal mollusc exploitation reflect broader coastal environmental transformations associated with late Holocene climatic variability (Bourke et al. 2007). It was suggested that, while a direct link between environmental change and …
Late Holocene Indigenous Economies of the Tropical Australian Coast: An archaeological study of the Darwin region
This monograph presents a study of Indigenous economies in traditional Larrakia country, the Darwin coastal region of northern Australia, during the Late Holocene period. Subsistence and settlement patterns of this period are revealed through archaeological investigation of shell mounds, which dominate the study area and have long been a topic of scholarly interest both internationally and in Australia. Addressed are cultural, environmental and t…
Thesis Abstracts
Archaeology of the First Recorded Petroglyphs for the Darwin Region
This paper presents preliminary research into petroglyphs located on Middle Arm Peninsula 16 km south-east of Darwin city.This research was carried out in response to queries on the origin of the petroglyphs in a region not previously known for rock art.Examination of weathering and style characteristics of the rock art and the technique by which it is made, to ascertain possible origins and chronology, found that these petroglyphs are typical of…
Advent Of Anadara Mounds And Theories On Mid- To Late Holocene Changes In Forager Economic Strategies- A Comment
n \t\t\tRecently, Veitch (1999) has argued that the large Anadara mounds of north Australia represent widespread change in foraging behaviour in the mid- to late Holocene, characterised by an increased focus on small-bodied organisms such as the marine mollusc Anadara granosa. Veitch’s (1999) preferred social explanation for the appearance of these mounds, as opposed to environmental explanations such as changes in local ecological habitats (e.g.…
Three Aboriginal shell mounds at Hope Inlet: Evidence for coastal, not maritime Late Holocene economies on the Beagle Gulf mainland, northern Australia
Many hundreds of Aboriginal shell mounds exist on the northern coasts of Australia. Though these archaeological features increasingly figure in broad constructions of past coastal hunter-gatherer economies, few have been analysed in any detail. This paper describes the excavation and analysis of three Anadara-dominated shell mounds situated in adjacent microenvironments at Hope Inlet, Shoal Bay near Darwin on the Northern Territory coast. These s…
Climate variability in the mid to late Holocene Arnhem Land Region, North Australia: Archaeological archives of environmental and cultural change
A number of archaeologists have suggested that significant climatic change with environmental and social consequences occurred between 1000 and 400 years ago in the Indo‐Pacific region. We investigate this premise by examining the archaeological record of changes in hunter‐gatherer economies in three geographically distinct coastal regions of tropical northern Australia. These case studies support the argument that Aboriginal mollusc exploitation…
The Creation of North Australian Shell Rings: A Comment
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Shell Middens in Atlantic Europe - edited by N. Milner, O. E. Graig and G. N. Bailey
Anadara granosa' (Mollusca: (Bivalvia: Arcidae) Discovered Live in Darwin Harbour, with Implications for Understanding Climate Change in Northern Australia
In August 2008, sampling of mudflats on the southern shoreline of Middle Arm, Darwin Harbour, located an extant population of Anadara granosa (Linne), a bivalve mollusc commonly called Roughback Cockle [the FAO name is Granular Ark]. This species occurs in huge quantities in prehistoric shell middens around Darwin, but is now very rare and was thought to be possibly locally extinct
Professional development and teacher aides in inclusive education contexts: Where to from here
During the past 10 years in Australia teacher aides have been employed in mainstream schools as support personnel in special education intervention programmes, and their numbers are increasing. At the same time workplace reform in relation to inclusive education is impacting on their employment and deployment in schools to support students with disabilities and learning difficulties. In Queensland, teacher aides have been offered formal career pa…
Inclusive education reform in Queensland: Implications for policy and practice
In Queensland, Australia, the school system is being reformed to be more ‘inclusive’. However, the enthusiasm for ‘inclusive education’ in Queensland seems to be waning amongst practitioners, and the ‘confusion, frustration, guilt and exhaustion’ that has emerged with teachers and support practitioners in the UK is emerging amongst support practitioners and teachers in Queensland. This paper argues that this is happening because inclusive educati…
Holocene settlement of the northern coastal plains, Northern Territory, Australia
The northern Australian coastal plains are relatively recent landforms that have undergone dynamic evolution over the last 10,000 years. Over 300 radiocarbon dates have enabled archaeologists and geomorphologists to provide a more detailed interpretation of human settlement and resource use. This paper provides a synthesis of the archaeological evidence and integrates it within the palaeo-environmental frameworks. It characterises the timing, pat…
Late Holocene Indigenous Economies of the Tropical Australian Coast: An archaeological study of the Darwin region
This monograph presents a study of Indigenous economies in traditional Larrakia country, the Darwin coastal region of northern Australia, during the Late Holocene period. Subsistence and settlement patterns of this period are revealed through archaeological investigation of shell mounds, which dominate the study area and have long been a topic of scholarly interest both internationally and in Australia. Addressed are cultural, environmental and t…
Late Holocene Climate Change And Human Behavioural Variability In The Coastal Wet-Dry Tropics Of Northern Australia: Evidence from a pilot study of oxygen isotopes in marine bivalve shells from archae…
Previously it has been argued that midden analysis from three geographically distinct coastal regions of tropical northern Australia (Hope Inlet, Blyth River, Blue Mud Bay) demonstrates that changes through time in Aboriginal mollusc exploitation reflect broader coastal environmental transformations associated with late Holocene climatic variability (Bourke et al. 2007). It was suggested that, while a direct link between environmental change and …
Rounded toothed pearl-shell mounds at Elizabeth River near Darwin, Northern Territory
As the most visible remains of past coastal economies across the coast of northern Australia, mounds of shell dominated by roughback cockles (Tegillarca granosa) have featured often in explanations for Late Holocene Indigenous subsistence strategies. Recently more detailed local and regional studies continue to build a picture of some variations to this dominance, which demonstrate the breadth of marine species exploited, the extensive ecological…
Archaeology (9 works) · Geography (8 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (6 works) · Holocene (6 works) · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (6 works) · Ecology (5 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (5 works) · Geology (4 works) · History (4 works) · Political science (4 works)