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About

Ariana's research focuses on the human palaeoecology of island and coastal settings through the study of archaeological fish remains. Her priorities have been the development of methods to improve data quality in zooarchaeological research, examining the dynamics of Indigenous fisheries across millennia, and assessing the role of people in shaping biodiversity and landscapes through time. She has been involved in field- and/or laboratory-based projects across the Pacific, including: American Samoa, Hawaiʻi, Henderson Island, Marquesas Islands, Marshall Islands, the Tuamotus, and most recently, I have extended my research interests to Australia, particularly the Queensland coast and Great Barrier Reef. Ariana received her PhD from The University of Queensland in 2017.

Currently she is an ARC DECRA Fellow. As part of this project she is investigating Holocene Indigenous fisheries, specifically the dialogue between people and the local environment and how this shaped culture, landscape dynamics, and biodiversity over millennia. This research aims to provide a deep time perspective relevant to contemporary fisheries management within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.

Interests

Research

Ichthyoarchaeology
Zooarchaeology
Island and coastal archaeology
Archaeology of Pacific Islands
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander archaeology
Archaeology of the Great Barrier Reef
Historical ecology

Experience

2021 to present - ARC DECRA Fellow, James Cook University (Cairns)
2018 to 2021 - Postdoctoral Research Fellow, James Cook University (Cairns)
2015 to 2018 - Sessional Lecturer, The University of Queensland (Brisbane)
2012 to 2017 - PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland (Brisbane)

Research Disciplines

Socio-Economic Objectives

Honours

Awards

2017 - Dean’s Commendation for Outstanding Research Higher Degree Thesis, The University of Queensland

Memberships

2014 - International Council for Archaeozoology
2010 - Australian Archaeological Association

Other

2022 - Editor-In-Chief, Australian Archaeology
2018 - Editorial Advisory Board, Queensland Archaeological Research
2020 to 2021 - Associate Editor, Australian Archaeology
2019 to 2020 - JCU Node Leader, ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage

Publications

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU.

Journal Articles

Lambrides A, Weisler M, Clark J, Quintus S, Worthy T and Buckley H (2022) Assessing foraging variability on small islands in Manu‘a (American Samoa) during the first millennium BC. Archaeology in Oceania, 57 (1). pp. 39-58
Lambrides A, McNiven I, Aird S, Lowe K, Moss P, Rowe C, Harris C, Maclaurin C, Slater S, Carroll K, Cedar M, Petchey F, Reepmeyer C, Harris M, Charlie J, McGreen E, Baru P and Ulm S (2020) Changing use of Lizard Island over the past 4000 years and implications for understanding Indigenous offshore island use on the Great Barrier Reef. Queensland Archaeological Research, 23. pp. 43-109
Lambrides A, McNiven I and Ulm S (2019) Meta-analysis of Queensland’s coastal Indigenous fisheries: examining the archaeological evidence for geographic and temporal patterning. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 28.
Ulm S, McNiven I, Aird S and Lambrides A (2019) Sustainable harvesting of Conomurex luhuanus and Rochia nilotica by Indigenous Australians on the Great Barrier Reef over the past 2000 years. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 28.
Lambrides A, Weisler M and Charleux M (2018) New taxonomic records and regional trends for the Marquesan prehistoric marine fishery, Eiao Island, Polynesia. Journal of Pacific Archaeology, 9 (1). pp. 44-62
Lambrides A and Weisler M (2018) Late Holocene Marshall Islands archaeological tuna records provide proxy evidence for ENSO variability in the western and central Pacific Ocean. Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology, 13 (4). pp. 531-562
Giovas C, Lambrides A, Fitzpatrick S and Kataoka O (2017) Reconstructing prehistoric ﬁshing zones in Palau, Micronesia using ﬁsh remains: a blind test of inter-analyst correspondence. Archaeology in Oceania, 52 (1). pp. 45-61
Harris M, Lambrides A and Weisler M (2016) Windward vs. leeward: inter-site variation in marine resource exploitation on Ebon Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 6. pp. 221-229
Lambrides A and Weisler M (2016) Pacific Islands ichthyoarchaeology: implications for the development of prehistoric fishing studies and global sustainability. Journal of Archaeological Research, 24 (3). pp. 275-324
Weisler M, Lambrides A, Quintus S, Clark J and Worthy T (2016) Colonisation and late period faunal assemblages from Ofu Island, American Samoa. Journal of Pacific Archaeology, 7 (2). pp. 1-19
Lambrides A and Weisler M (2015) Assessing protocols for identifying Paciﬁc island archaeological fish remains: the contribution of vertebrae. International Journal of Osteoarcheology, 25 (6). pp. 838-848

Book Chapters

McNiven I and Lambrides A (2021) Stone-walled fish traps of Australia and New Guinea as expressions of enhanced sociality. In: The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Indigenous Australia and New Guinea. Oxford University Press, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

More: ResearchOnline@JCU stores 13+ research outputs authored by Dr Ariana Lambrides from 2015 onwards.

Current Funding

Current and recent Research Funding to JCU is shown by funding source and project.

Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage - CABAH Future Leaders Fund Grant

Fishboneviz: Developing a best-practice methodology for fish CT scan segmentation and an associated open access 3D virtual bone database to support ichthyoarchaeological research and teaching efforts globally

Indicative Funding: $30,000 over 2 years
Summary: Fish remains are ubiquitous in the coastal and inland Australian and Pacific archaeological record. This project aims to (1) develop a best-practice methodology for fish CT scan segmentation to support taxonomic identifications of archaeological bone, (2) publish these outcomes open access to facilitate equitable reuse of the methodology and retention of these expertise into the future, and (3) establish an open access virtual fish bone reference collection, using the MorphoSource platform. The outcomes of this project with directly support ongoing archaeological and paleontological research and teaching efforts through the establishment of an open access virtual fish bone reference collection.
Investigators: Ariana Lambrides (College of Arts and Society & Education)
Keywords: Zooarchaeology; CT scan segmentation; MorphoSource; Indigenous fishing and foraging practices

Lizard Island Research Station - Sir John & Laurine Proud Research Fellowship

Understanding long-term Indigenous uses of the Great Barrier Reef: Re-excavating the Freshwater Bay Midden, Lizard Island

Indicative Funding: $15,000 over 1 year
Summary: This project aims to document Aboriginal Late Holocene use of Great Barrier Reef offshore islands through the re-excavation of Freshwater Bay Midden on Lizard Island. After extensive physical surveys and recording of cultural places across the Lizard Island Group over the past decade it has been determined that Freshwater Bay Midden is the only remaining site with significant sub-surface deposits intact that has not yet been excavated using modern archaeological techniques. Expected outcomes include a comprehensive framework from which to consider offshore island use in northeast Australia, as well as documenting the dynamic history of Lizard Island occupation.
Investigators: Ariana Lambrides, Sean Ulm, Ian McNiven and Fiona Petchey (College of Arts, Society & Education, Monash University and University of Waikato)
Keywords: Archeology; Great Barrier Reef; Indigenous fishing and foraging practice

Australian Research Council - Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

10,000 years of Indigenous fisheries informs future Great Barrier Reef

Indicative Funding: $444,281 over 3 years
Summary: This project aims to document the role of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in shaping the fish resources of the Great Barrier Reef over millennia. Using novel analyses of archaeological faunal remains, this project expects to generate new knowledge on how people?s actions transformed marine systems and modified fish communities. Expected outcomes include establishing pre? European baseline data essential for managing contemporary fish populations, and a long?term perspective on human exploitation of a shifting Great Barrier Reef. Benefits include a framework for integrating Indigenous fisheries management into conservation agendas and foregrounding the deep human history of the Reef to support future social?ecological resilience.
Investigators: Ariana Lambrides (College of Arts and Society & Education)
Keywords: Archaeology; Great Barrier Reef; Indigenous fishing practices

Rust Family Foundation - Archaeology Grants Program

Uncovering the deep history of Indigenous fisheries on the Great Barrier Reef: Expanding knowledge with novel high-resolution collagen fingerprinting

Indicative Funding: $8,680 over 1 year
Summary: This project aims to document Indigenous interactions with the fish resources of the northern Great Barrier Reef (Queensland, Australia) over the past 6,500 years. Using novel analyses of archaeological fish remains, this project expects to generate new knowledge on how people?s actions transformed marine systems and modified fish communities. Expected outcomes include a long-term cultural history of the sustainability of Indigenous fisheries practices in the region, and baseline ecological data for the period prior to European occupation.
Investigators: Ariana Lambrides (College of Arts and Society & Education)
Keywords: Archaeology; Great Barrier Reef; Indigenous Fishing Practices

Supervision

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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

Understanding Kwokkunum Shell Mounds as Landscape Engineering: A Spatial and Temporal Archaeological approach (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
Millenial-scale Variability in Lizard Island Group Mollusc Exploitation: Studying Mollusc remains to understand Past Aboriginal Shellfishing practices and Reef Resource use for Future Reef Conservation (PhD , Primary Advisor)
Constructed Seascapes: Understanding Kaiadilt Fish Traps Use, Condition and Futures in the South Wellesley Islands, Gulf of Carpentaria (PhD , Secondary Advisor)

Collaboration

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