Stones tell ancient human story of Lizard Island

Stones tell ancient human story of Lizard Island

Updated in June 2019 People visited and stayed on the island for thousands of years before Captain James Cook passed by in 1770 and called it ‘Lizard’.  Dingaal Aboriginal traditional owners know it as Jiigurru (‘stingray’).  They were there long before Egyptian,...
Archaeological baseline for sustainable fishing

Archaeological baseline for sustainable fishing

I am a PhD candidate in Archaeology at JCU.  I have recently completed a 4.5 month internship at the Australian Museum’s Lizard Island Research Station that enabled me to gain valuable professional development skills as well as conduct research for my PhD project....