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Dr. Sally Brockwell serves as Honorary Senior Lecturer in Archaeology & Natural History at the School of Culture, History & Language, Australian National University (ANU) from 2016-2026, and Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Canberra (2022-2025). Her career includes ARC Research Associate positions at ANU (2008-2012) and University of Canberra (2018-2021), plus ARC Research Fellow at ANU (2012-2016).
Her education comprises BA Hons and MA from ANU, and PhD from Charles Darwin University (CDU).
Brockwell specializes in Northern Australia and Island South East Asia archaeology, with wetlands archaeology as her core focus. Her research examines Holocene-era human adaptations to environmental and climate changes, particularly in coastal plains of Timor-Leste, East Timor, and Australia's Northern Territory. She investigates how landscape transformations influenced sociocultural developments through shell midden analysis, wooden artifact preservation, and fortification studies.
Her recent publications (2020-2023) demonstrate interdisciplinary integration of archaeological fieldwork with climate science and cultural heritage management. Key trends include sociocultural adaptations to landscape change in Island Southeast Asia, climate change vulnerability assessments for heritage sites, and analysis of prehistoric material culture in Arnhem Land.
Scientific awards include:
- ARC Research Associate (ANU, 2008-2012)
- ARC Research Fellow (ANU, 2012-2016)
- ARC Research Associate (University of Canberra, 2018-2021)
She leads major projects including the Anbarra Archaeological Project (Blyth River, Arnhem Land), Australian wetlands archaeology with Dr. Colin Pardoe, and ARC Linkage project 'Heritage of the Air' (LP160101232) on aviation history. Her grant portfolio spans climate change adaptation methodologies, cultural heritage management for mining operations, and interdisciplinary landscape change studies across eight projects since 2002.
Brockwell collaborates with international teams including the Centre for Cultural and Creative Research (UC, 2021-2025), and works with institutions across Timor-Leste, Kakadu National Park, and Wallacea on earth mounds, rock art preservation, and coastal archaeology.
