Papers by David Guilfoyle
Archaeologies: Journal of the World Archaeological Congress, 2019
This paper explores a collaborative program focused on identifying the role of archaeology in her... more This paper explores a collaborative program focused on identifying the role of archaeology in heritage education and management delivered under cultural leadership. The method of delivery and teaching is reflexive and adaptive, via on-ground conservation projects that have tangible social outcomes focused on empowering Alaskan Native youth. A case study from the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska examines how action-oriented education, via conservation, is critical to the development of a more socially relevant archaeology. At the same time, the program ensures the archaeological process links with the transmission of Indigenous Knowledge Systems and the incorporation of local cultural structures for practical landscape management.
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Australian Archaeology, 2015
This paper examines how place-based participatory mapping in a commercial context creates a frame... more This paper examines how place-based participatory mapping in a commercial context creates a framework for negotiated outcomes in the protection and management of cultural heritage. The analysis presents a critical reflection on two case studies from southwest Western Australia, with particular focus on how the work was undertaken in a commercial context, and the contrasting outcomes between the case studies. The approach directly addresses many of the limitations of compliance-based (or commercial) heritage management, with greater scope to integrate traditional owner values and knowledge. The negotiation of archaeological and Aboriginal values, regulatory frameworks and the aspirations of proponents can pose a range of ethical, theoretical, methodological and practical challenges. These challenges are best met by further development of participatory approaches via practical application and a commitment by consulting archaeologists to work beyond compliance, towards best practice solutions through negotiated outcomes.
Terra Australis, 2013
For Indigenous archaeology, an important measure of ‘success’ within any project is the level of ... more For Indigenous archaeology, an important measure of ‘success’ within any project is the level of control and ownership embedded with the local Traditional Owner community. If control/ownership is tokenistic, short-term, or undeveloped, archaeological research outcomes remain limited by default – in the understanding that Indigenous heritage management is linked to community identity and wellbeing, and requires delivery under customary practice/protocols. Any level of archaeological research – whether community, research or commercial – requires systems to ensure Traditional Owners are in control of all facets of project development, implementation, and reporting, at the level and context that they demand. This paper outlines the results of a community heritage management project centred on a property bordering Lake Pleasant View, at Many Peaks, southwestern Western Australia (Figure 1). The focus here is on the role of archaeology and archaeologists in the design and implementation of the project as led and guided by the local Traditional Owners.
Australian Archaeology
... Little attempt has been made to examine the interaction of environmental, Research Unit, Cult... more ... Little attempt has been made to examine the interaction of environmental, Research Unit, Cultural Heritage Division, Department of Environment and Conservation (NSW), PO Box 1967, Hurstville, NSW 2220, Australia. E-mail: David.Guilfoyle@environment.nsw.gov.au 34 ...
Conservation and Society
Through a lens of Human Niche Construction theory, we examine Noongar (an indigenous people of so... more Through a lens of Human Niche Construction theory, we examine Noongar (an indigenous people of south western Australia) relationships with southwestern Australian flora and suggest influences of these relationships on contemporary botanical patterns in this global biodiversity hotspot. By conducting a review of historical and contemporary literature and drawing upon the contemporary knowledge of Noongar Elders, we examine the merits of five key hypotheses of human niche construction theory in relation to this large cultural group. We find compelling evidence that supports Noongar niche construction, but caution that further research is required to test its likely ecological and evolutionary outcomes. We suggest that further collaborative, multi-disciplinary research that applies Noongar and Western science will lead to a greater understanding of the biological assets of southwestern Australia.
Advances in Archaeological Practice, 2015
Collaborative archaeology is a growing field within the discipline, albeit one that is rarely ana... more Collaborative archaeology is a growing field within the discipline, albeit one that is rarely analyzed. Although collaborative approaches are varied and diverse, we argue that they can all share a single methodological framework. Moreover, we suggest that collaborative archaeology projects can be evaluated to determine the variety among projects and to identify the elements of engaged research. We provide two case studies emphasizing project evaluation: (1) inter-project evaluation of community-engagement in British Columbia archaeology and (2) intra-project evaluation of co-management archaeology projects in Western Australia. The two case studies highlight that project evaluation is possible and that a single framework can be applied to many different types of projects. Collaborative archaeology requires analysis and evaluation to determine what facilitates engagement to further the discipline and to create better connections between archaeologists and community members. The discu...
KIVA, 2004
... were probably contemporaries during the Chaco era as well as during the preceding Pueblo I pe... more ... were probably contemporaries during the Chaco era as well as during the preceding Pueblo I period" (Till and Hurst 2002: 8). The community center of Red Knobs, for example, is located on the ruins of a large Pueblo I village (Allison 2004), and the ... 128 DAVID R. GUILFOYLE ...
Australian Archaeology, Dec 1, 2011
SpringerBriefs in Archaeology, 2014
Heritage & Society, 2013
This paper explores the challenges and positive outcomes of collaborative heritage management pro... more This paper explores the challenges and positive outcomes of collaborative heritage management programs that maintain a focus on customary protocols and community priorities. A holistic approach to cultural heritage management has developed over time in the Esperance region of Western Australia, which situates the local Traditional Owner community at the center of heritage management. The established structure fosters a community-based approach to project development and implementation and has led to the successful completion of a number of large-scale conservation and management projects within a wide-ranging research and community development program. In establishing this structure, the program provides a mechanism for engagement and collaboration with a range of external academic and government programs, while maintaining control in how these external parties operate and with an emphasis on dissolving mainstream power relations. We examine the successes and ongoing challenges in a critical reflection of this program and its implications for the broader field of community-based cultural heritage management. The paper reviews the program with specific reference to the role of archaeology, including the demand by communities and Traditional Owners for participatory, community-oriented archaeologists.
Heritage & Society, 2009
... A Model and Case Study from South-western Australia David Guilfoyle, Bill Bennell, Wayne Webb... more ... A Model and Case Study from South-western Australia David Guilfoyle, Bill Bennell, Wayne Webb, Vernice Gillies, and Jennifer Strickland ... Vernice Gillies Menang, Custodian and chairperson of the Albany Heritage Reference Group Aboriginal Corporation. ...
Exploration Geophysics, 2011
Geophysical techniques are a commonly used, non-invasive method for the location of unmarked grav... more Geophysical techniques are a commonly used, non-invasive method for the location of unmarked graves. Contrary to popular perception, most studies rely not on directly imaging skeletal material but instead on locating the subsurface disturbance created by grave digging. This approach is effective only when sufficient contrast exists between detectable properties (such as structure, mineralogy or porosity) of the grave fill and the surrounding sediment. Resolving these features can be particularly problematic in disturbed areas where other anthropogenic fill is in place, as it is often complex in character and lacks a natural stratigraphy. In many cultural heritage projects, it is often more important to ensure that burials are not disturbed rather than to specifically locate them. Under these circumstances, ground penetrating radar (GPR) can be used to locate modern anthropogenic fill. This may show which areas of the site are younger than the targeted graves and therefore of no arch...
This report presents a general approach to conducting an assessment of Aboriginal cultural herita... more This report presents a general approach to conducting an assessment of Aboriginal cultural heritage at a regional scale (2006). The field of cultural heritage regional assessment is still in its infancy in Australia. The Department of Environment and Conservation NSW is currently developing a range of tools for Aboriginal heritage regional assessment in NSW. While we expect this field to evolve rapidly over the next few years we also acknowledge the need, at this point in time, to provide our clients with an illustrative approach to regional assessments. As an illustrative model, the present document embodies many of the principles we believe should inform regional assessments. We offer it not as a prescriptive template for such assessments but as a general approach that, with the benefit of feedback from our clients, we look forward to developing and refining in the years ahead.
Books by David Guilfoyle
At Home on the Waves Human Habitation of the Sea from the Mesolithic to Today, 2019
This chapter discusses a community research program that has adopted an innovative approach to do... more This chapter discusses a community research program that has adopted an innovative approach to documenting and interpreting the cultural seascapes of the Recherche Archipelago, off the southern coast of Western Australia. Established in 2007 this program provides a holistic, community-based approach to land and heritage management centred on traditional customary practice and protocols. A key feature is the integration of on-ground conservation works with “traditional owners,” archaeologists, and environmental scientists, as part of a two-way knowledge exchange and collaborative research partnership.
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