Culturally Modified Trees and Bark and Wooden Material Culture From Yagara Country, Southeast Queensland, Australia: A Preliminary Overview of Indigenous Biocultural Knowledge

Kate Greenwood; Amy Roberts; Madonna Thomson; James Bonner

doi:10.1002/arco.5351

Culturally Modified Trees and Bark and Wooden Material Culture From Yagara Country, Southeast Queensland, Australia: A Preliminary Overview of Indigenous Biocultural Knowledge

Kate Greenwood, Amy Roberts, Madonna Thomson, James Bonner

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This paper outlines preliminary results from our multimethod research about Culturally Modified Trees (CMTs) and associated bark and wooden material culture in Yagara Country in southeast Queensland. Methods employed include historical source and modern database analysis, archaeological field surveys, semi-structured interviews with Yagara Traditional Owners and recording of bark and wooden objects housed in museums/institutions. Our work aims to highlight the complexity of Yagara biocultural knowledge and to produce practical models that will assist with the recording and interpretation of Yagara CMTs.

Original language	English
Article number	e5351
Number of pages	24
Journal	Archaeology in Oceania
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/arco.5351
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 24 Apr 2025

Keywords

arbres culturellement modifies
bioculturelle indigene
connaissances sur la culture materielle
cultural heritage
culturally modified trees
Indigenous biocultural knowledge
intergenerational knowledge transfer
material culture knowledge
museums’ collection research
patrimoine culturel
recherche sur les collections des musees
transfert de connaissances intergenerationnel

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