Arboreal Alterations
An Introduction to Culturally Modified Trees (CMTs) in Australia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6038651 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sue O''Connor (0000-0001-9381-078X, Archaeology and Natural History, School of Culture, History and Language, College of Asia and the Pacific Australian National University Canberra Australia, corresponding author), Jane Balme (0000-0003-1387-9379, School of Social Sciences University of Western Australia Crawley Australia), Ursula Frederick (0000-0001-8132-0310, Centre for Creative and Cultural Research University of Canberra Bruce Australia), Melissa Marshall (0000-0002-3431-9007, Nulungu Research Institute University of Notre Dame Broome Western Australia Australia) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 73-77 |
| Publication date | 2025-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeology in Oceania/Archæology & physical anthropology in Oceania (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0728-4896 • E-ISSN: 1834-4453 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/arco.70006 |
| OpenAlex | W4411463887 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 23 |
Culturally modified trees (CMTs) were once ubiquitous throughout the Australian landscape but they have been significantly affected by tree‐clearing practices associated with pastoralism, residential expansion and forestry. These, in addition to effects of bushfires and floods have had a massive impact on the survival of both dead and living CMTs. Despite their past ubiquity and current threats, they are probably one of the most under‐researched archaeological and cultural heritage site type. In recent years the diversity and significance of CMTs has gained prominence and their documentation is now a growing area of enquiry for archaeologists, cultural heritage specialists, artists and First Nations communities. This volume ‘Arboreal Alterations’ brings together papers examining recent research on CMTs from across Australia
Arboreal locomotion · Archaeology · Biology · Cultural heritage · Diversity (politics · Environmental ethics · Ethnology · Geography · Habitat · Sociology · African Botany and Ecology Studies · Anthropology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Ecology
Two expeditions into the interior of Southern Australia during the years 1828, 1829, 1830, and 1831
The Mermaid? Re-envisaging the 1818 exploration of Enderby Island, Murujuga, Western Australia
Embedded in the Bark
On the brink of a fever stricken swamp’
When Is A Scar A Scar? Evaluating Scarred and Marked Trees at Sydney Olympic Park
The Prehistoric Arts, Manufactures, Works, Weapons, etc., of the Aborigines of Australia
On the manners and customs of the Aborigines of the lower Murray and Darling
Investigating Wiradjuri marara (carved trees or dendroglyphs) and dhabuganha (burials) in the Central Tablelands, southeastern Australia
The archaeology of culturally modified trees
The ‘Outback archive’
Australia
Australian Canoes and Rafts
Significant sites and non-site archaeology
Trees to remember
Canoes and Canoe Trees of Australia.1
Art in the bark
Evidence of Bark-Canoes and Food-Carriers on the River Murray, South Australia
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |