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Email

michelle.richards@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
ARC DECRA Research Fellow
School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Education
Graduate Diploma
University of Sydney
PhD
The Australian National University
PhD
Australian National University
ORCID

0000-0001-7217-0031

Dr Michelle J. Richards

ARC DECRA Research Fellow
School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

12 Scholarly works
3 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Beyond stone: experiencing the shared and exploring the contested narratives of archaeology on Taungurung Country, Victoria, Australia
    DOI: 10.1080/00438243.2026.2626035
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Geochemical evidence of cultural continuity in lithic procurement from the Late Pleistocene to recent Holocene at Nombe rockshelter, Highland Papua New Guinea
    DOI: 10.70460/jpa.v15i1.379
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Why wait until it’s too late? A precautionary tale for Indigenous cultural heritage protection in Australia
    DOI: 10.1080/03122417.2025.2472477
  • 2025

    Research Grant

    Connecting Pasifika Communities to the Collections Made by James Lyle Young (Transfer in From La Trobe Uni)
  • 2024

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Ngurra Ninti Project
  • 2023

    Book Chapter

    Lithic Exploitation and Usewear Analysis
    DOI: 10.1002/9781119592112.ch41
  • 2019

    Journal article

    Issue Information
    DOI: 10.1002/arco.5159
Michelle J. Richards

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2019

    Journal article

    Duff's adze typology versus Polynesian adze exchanges
    DOI: 10.1002/arco.5194
  • 2019

    Journal article

    Origins of archaeology in the pacific: The emergence and application of archaeological field techniques
    DOI: 10.1080/00223344.2019.1585232
  • 2019

    Journal article

    Realising the potential of portable XRF for the geochemical classification of volcanic rock types
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2019.03.004
  • 2019

    Journal article

    The Past, Present and Future Values of the Polynesian Stone Adzes and Pounders Collected on the Pandora
    DOI: 10.5334/bha-622
  • 2017

    Journal article

    The Cranebrook Terrace revisited: recent excavations of an early Holocene alluvial deposit on the banks of the Nepean River, NSW, and their implications for future work in the region
    DOI: 10.1080/03122417.2017.1392834

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2025

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Connecting Pasifika Communities to the Collections Made by James Lyle Young

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