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Dr Bryce Barker
Bryce is a Senior Lecturer in Anthropology and former Head of Department at the University of Southern Queensland. He completed a BA(Hons) and PhD at the University of Queensland in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology.
His teaching experience and interests encompass a broad range of topics, including archaeology, Australian and world 'prehistory', cultural anthropology, and Aboriginal studies. His research interests deal with regional issues in Australian prehistory; the examination and formulation of theories of change within society; pre-European, historic and contemporary Aboriginal issues and Hunter-Gatherer studies. Dr Barker is currently on the Executive of the Australian Archaeological Association as short reports Editor for the Association journal Australian Archaeology and is a Fellow of the Australian Anthropology Society.
Dr Bryce Barker has research interests in Australian pre-European archaeology, hunter-gatherer studies, theory development relating to change and contemporary indigenous issues relating to cultural heritage and Native Title. Dr Barker has published widely in national and international journals and edited volumes and is the author of "The Sea People" Late Holocene Maritime Specialisation in the Whitsunday Islands, Central Queensland, Terra Australis 20, Research School of Asian and Pacific Studies, ANU, Pandanus Press Canberra. Current research focuses on spatial and temporal stylistic change in Aboriginal rock art on the central Queensland coastal region, a joint project with the Giru Dala Council of Elders and funded by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATIS).
