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Email

rachel.popelkafilcoff@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
R a a Minderoo Chair ARChaeological Science
School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Education
PhD
University of Missouri
Bachelors Degree
Washington University in St Louis
ORCID

0000-0001-6826-6401

Prof Rachel Popelka-Filcoff

R a a Minderoo Chair ARChaeological Science
School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

84 Scholarly works
6 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Dataset

    Data sets for Popelka-Filcoff et al: Implications of ochre source heterogeneity for ochre provenance
    DOI: 10.26188/30596081
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Strontium, neodymium and lead isotope systems for tracing cultural ochre provenance
    DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2026.123280
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Those Igbo-Ukwu Glass Beads: Morphology, Chemistry, Provenance, and Trade
    DOI: 10.1007/s10437-026-09657-9
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Mid- and far-infrared data for the analysis of Australian plant exudates
    DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2025.111830
  • 2022

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    From the Desert to the Sea: Managing Rock Art, Country and Culture
  • 2020

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Before Cook: Contact, Negotiation and the Archaeology of the Tiwi Islands
  • 2019

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Ochre Archaeomicrobiology: A New Tool for Understanding Aboriginal Exchange
Rachel Popelka-Filcoff

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2019
Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI)
2012
South Australian Young Tall Poppy of the Year
2010
AINSE Research Fellowship AINSE
2007
Research Associate Program Fellowship National Research Council (USA)

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    A new method for fingerprinting ochre sources using mineral magnetic measurements
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2025.106222
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Combining ATR far- and mid-infrared spectroscopy to distinguish native Australian plant exudates for cultural heritage analysis
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2025.106167
  • 2025

    Conference Proceedings

    Shining a Light on Indigenous Australian Cultural Pigments Using Synchrotron and Microscopy Approaches
    DOI: 10.14293/apmc13-2025-0052
  • 2025

    Journal article

    A new protocol for fingerprinting cultural ochre sources using mineral magnetism
    DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu24-7855
  • 2024

    Dataset

    Mann et al. Plant Exudates Mid-IR and Far-IR Data and Analysis
    DOI: 10.26188/26878414
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Reuniting orphaned cargoes: Recovering cultural knowledge from salvaged and dispersed underwater cultural heritage in Southeast Asia
    DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2024.106074

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2026

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Preservation and Protection of Cultural Heritage Through Synergistic Authentication and Provenance
  • 2022

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Reuniting Cargoes: Underwater Cultural Heritage of the Maritime Silk Route

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