This project was conducted in 2012 involved working closely with representatives from the Nyamal native title claim group and comprised an archaeological and ethnographic survey of the Tianda Resources Yarrie Drill Program. The survey area was located on Yarrie Station, 75km northeast of Marble Bar in the Pilbara Region of Western Australia. The project involved a work program clearance of drill lines and associated access tracks. The purpose of the survey was to locate and record any Aboriginal archaeological sites to a level sufficient for appropriate avoidance and management strategies to be implemented.
Ben began working with GJCRM in 2011 as an archaeologist and heritage consultant and is currently a Field Manager for Echoes CHM. He has contributed to a number of Aboriginal cultural heritage surveys in the Pilbara and the Goldfields, and his roles have involved liaising with traditional indigenous land owners and clients as well as identifying and recording archaeological material. He has also authored, co-authored, and edited multiple site avoidance, section 16, section 18 and salvage level heritage reports.
Ben has also had substantial archaeological experience throughout Canada.
Ben has also had substantial archaeological experience throughout Canada.
Project Staff
Ben began working with GJCRM in 2011 as an archaeologist and heritage consultant and is currently a Field Manager for Echoes CHM. He has contributed to a number of Aboriginal cultural heritage surveys in the Pilbara and the Goldfields, and his roles have involved liaising with traditional indigenous land owners and clients as well as identifying and recording archaeological material. He has also authored, co-authored, and edited multiple site avoidance, section 16, section 18 and salvage level heritage reports.
Ben has also had substantial archaeological experience throughout Canada.
Ben has also had substantial archaeological experience throughout Canada.