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Research Biography
Jennifer McKinnon has been working in the field of archaeology for over sixteen years and has worked on a number of sites above and below the water. Before commencing as a lecturer at Flinders University, Jennifer worked for two years as a State Underwater Archaeologist for the Florida Bureau of Archaeological Research. Prior to her position at the state, she taught courses at Florida State University.
Research Interests
My research interests and experience involve Spanish colonial archaeology sites, specifically Spanish mission sites, landing sites, and shipwrecks. My experience on Spanish sites began in 1997 at a 16th century site in St. Augustine, Florida. In 2000 and 2001 I spent two field seasons excavating 17th century Spanish mission sites in Tallahassee, Florida. My Masters thesis (2002) investigated a 17th century Spanish landing site in the St. Marks River, where goods were transported to inland missions. In 2004 I participated in a survey of 13 Spanish shipwrecks (1733 fleet) off the Florida Keys and an unknown 17th century Spanish shipwreck (Mystery Wreck) off Vaca Key in 2005.
Recently I am conducting research into Spanish efforts in Micronesia, specifically the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). Spanish cultural heritage continues to play a role in social, cultural and political developments in Micronesia and can contribute to a broader understanding of Indigenous and Spanish histories on the Pacific. Thus Spanish cultural heritage should be appropriately identified and incorporated into a cultural heritage management and research framework in the CNMI. Unfortunately, this is not the case and this heritage is long overdue for serious investigation and research in the CNMI.
As a result, in 2009 I developed a project to investigate the potential for research on Spanish cultural heritage in the CNMI. This project included documenting Spanish cultural heritage by identifying known and potential heritage recorded in disparate sources such as grey literature, primary and secondary historical sources located in library, archive and museum holdings and conversations with heritage practitioners. The methodology included a thematic assessment framework whereby known and potential heritage sites were categorised into themes and sub-themes. The results of this project have been published and current funding is being sought for research on specific sites.
*See section below on Community Engagement for more research interests.
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Research Output
A new framework for interpreting contact rock art reassessing the rock art at Nackara springs: Reassessing the rock art at Nackara Springs, South Australia
Smith, C., Ralph, J., Lower, K., McKinnon, J., Ebbs, M. & Copley Senior, V., 1 Jan 2019, The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology and Anthropology of Rock Art. David, B. & McNiven, I. J. (eds.). Oxford University Press, p. 587-610 24 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
A Colonial Shipwreck in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
McKinnon, J., Nahabedian, S. & Raupp, J., 1 Mar 2016, In : International Journal of Nautical Archaeology. 45, 1, p. 94-104 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
A Fluid Sea in the Mariana Islands: Community Archaeology and Mapping the Seascape of Saipan
McKinnon, J., Mushynsky, J. & Cabrera, G., 2014, In : Journal of Maritime Archaeology. 9, 1, p. 59-79 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
'They camped here always': An exploration of the concept 'archaeologies of attachment' in a seascape context via a case study at Wardang Island (Waraldi/Wara-dharldhi) and Point Pearce Peninsula (Burgiyana), South Australia
Fowler, M., Roberts, A., McKinnon, J., O'Loughlin, C. & Graham, F., 2014, In : Australasian Historical Archaeology. 32, p. 14-22 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Combining Indigenous and maritime archaeological approaches: Experiences and insights from the '(Re)locating Narrunga Project', Yorke Peninsula, South Australia
Roberts, A., McKinnon, J., O'Loughlin, C., Wanganeen, K., Rigney, L-I. & Fowler, M., 2013, In : Journal of Maritime Archaeology. 8, 1, p. 77-99 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article