Big Island Projects
Big Island has delivered more than 1000 projects to clients across Western Australia. Our team is also actively involved in archaeological and heritage research, regularly publishing in high quality academic journals, often in collaboration with Aboriginal partners. A small sample of recent heritage and publication work is presented here.
Yurla Kankala Rockshelter excavation with Nyamal Traditional Owners
Excavations demonstrating over 45,000 years of human occupation, including through the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM, or Ice Age) in the inland Pilbara
Rockshelters excavations with Puutu Kunti Kurrama people
Ten rockshelters excavated over a two-year period which show deep-time occupation and the diverse ways in which rockshelters were used by Aboriginal people
Sipa Resources and the Nyangumarta People
Archaeological an ethnographic assessment of drill lines and access tracks in the Western Desert with the Nyangumarta People
Pardoo Beef Corporation and the Ngala People
Ethnographic and archaeological assessments of areas nominated for the production of high-quality feed for Wagyu cattle within Pardoo Station in the Pilbara Region of Western Australia undertaken with Ngala representatives
Work Program and Work Area archaeological assessments in the Nganhurra Thanardi Garrbu Native Title Claim
A range of areas across the Carnarvon Bioregion have been surveyed by Traditional Owners and Big Island for various clients
Extensive archaeological survey and site recording with Puutu Kunti Kurrama people
Archaeological survey across the Hamersley Range uplands to identify heritage and record sites to Site Identification level
Paterson Resources and the Martu People
Ethnographic and archaeological assessment of Western Desert country across the long parallel sand ridges that characterise the region
Archaeological Work Program Clearance surveys on Tjiwarl country
Tjiwarl Traditional Owners and archaeologists surveying small areas and recording Aboriginal archaeological sites in the Shire of Leonora, Western Australia
Contact us
If you would like to discuss a project or would like more information, simply contact our office using the following details.
bigisland@bigislandresearch.com.au
(+61) 0417 941 909
2/779 Canning Highway
Applecross, WA, 6153