Wendy Reynen

Dr. Wendy Reynen serves as a Research Fellow in the Department of Archaeology at the School of Social Sciences, The University of Western Australia. Her work focuses on Quaternary archaeology and palaeoenvironmental reconstruction across Western Australia's Pilbara region and Dampier Archipelago, contributing to UN Sustainable Development Goals through cultural heritage preservation.

Her research expertise spans Holocene climate dynamics, Last Glacial Maximum adaptations, arid zone archaeology, and rock art landscapes. Key interests include Aboriginal occupation patterns during Pleistocene-Holocene transitions, with fieldwork centered on rockshelters and island sites in the Murujuga cultural landscape.

Recent publications reveal a strong trend in long-term archaeological records (up to 47,000 years) from Pilbara rockshelters and Dampier Archipelago islands, emphasizing human-environment interactions during major climate shifts. Her work integrates radiocarbon dating, stratigraphic analysis, and landscape archaeology within Australian arid-zone contexts.

Scientific Awards: No awards documented in available sources.

Dr. Reynen actively collaborates on research projects including the Rio Tinto-funded Archaeological Landscape Dynamics and Connectivity (2019-2020), which generated significant media coverage (19 news outlets, 28 X users). As Investigator 02 alongside Dr. K. Ditchfield, she contributed to surface scatter analyses in the Inland Pilbara. No formal advisees are listed, but she participates in the Centre for Rock Art Research and Management (CRAR+M) through co-authored monographs.