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Shimona is an archaeologist and palaeobiologist with a key interest in the early movements of people, cultures, and animals throughout the islands of the Asia-Pacific. In particular, the patterns of occupation & cultures in island communities over the last ~50,000 years in Wallacea, and the biological & ecological impacts of early human arrival on islands.
Shimona works with geographic information systems (GIS), palaeogeographic reconstruction, biogeographic modelling, and phylogenetic analysis to explore the palaeo-archipelagos north of Australia and the people and animals who lived there. Her research currently involves archaeological surveys and excavations in Indonesia and Timor-Leste, as well as multidisciplinary projects combining archaeology with molecular and morphological phylogenetics to investigate possible prehistoric translocations of animals to Asia-Pacific islands.
Research interests
- The prehistoric movements of people through Southeast Asia and Australasia
- The biological & ecological impacts of early human arrival on islands
- Patterns of occupation & cultures in island communities over the last ~50,000 years in Wallacea
- Building up the network of collaborative research & training between Indonesia and Australia with a particular focus on the disciplines of Archaeology, Palaeontology, and Biology.
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Expertise Areas
- Biogeography and Phylogeography
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- Archaeological Science
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First steps across Wallace's Line: The prehistoric archaeology of Lombok Island
Kealy, S., Anggraeni, A. & Mahirta, M.
22/06/22 → 18/12/23
Project: Research
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Diversity and continuity in the pottery traditions of the Wallacean islands: New evidence from Makpan Cave, Alor island, Indonesia
Beaumont, P., Leclerc, M., Kealy, S. & O'Connor, S., 2023, In: Archaeological Research in Asia. 33, p. 14Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Evolutionary relationships of Australia’s carnivorous marsupials (order Dasyuromorphia)
Kealy, S. & Beck, R., 2023, Thylacine: The History, Ecology and Loss of the Tasmanian Tiger. Gareth Linnard, Branden Holmes (ed.). 1st ed. Australia: CSIRO, p. 33-34Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
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Terminal Pleistocene emergence of maritime interaction networks across Wallacea
O'Connor, S., Kealy, S., Reepmeyer, C., Samper Carro, S. & Shipton, C., 2023, In: World Archaeology. 54, 2, p. 244-263Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Talking Dead. New burials from Tron Bon Lei (Alor Island, Indonesia) inform on the evolution of mortuary practices from the terminal Pleistocene to the Holocene in Southeast Asia
Samper Carro, S., O'Connor, S., Mahirta, M., Kealy, S. & Shipton, C., 2022, In: PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science). Online, p. 1-32Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Fishhooks, Lures, and Sinkers: Intensive Manufacture of Marine Technology from the Terminal Pleistocene at Makpan Cave, Alor Island, Indonesia
Langley, M., O'Connor, S., Kealy, S. & Mahirta, M., 2021, In: Journal of Island & Coastal Archaeology. Online, p. 1-21Research output: Contribution to journal › Article