Honorary Fellow
Overview
Research Interests
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Coastal palaeoeconomies
As an archaeomalacologist who has worked in coastal southeast Queensland for the last 30 years, as well as more recently in Zanzibar and Sri Lanka, I use detailed analyses of molluscan assemblages, combined with biological, ecological, and environmental data to assess human behavioural variability through the identification of chronological and spatial trends in site location and resource exploitation, within the context palaeoenvironmental reconstructions. I use molluscan biometrics to determine levels of exploitation, economic strategies and harvesting practices, evidence of resource depletion and sustainability. The molluscs also act as paleoenvironmental proxies, informing on water quality, salinity levels, and sediment loads.
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Publications
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Journal Article: Indigenous oyster fisheries persisted for millennia and should inform future management
Reeder-Myers, Leslie, Braje, Todd J., Hofman, Courtney A., Elliott Smith, Emma A., Garland, Carey J., Grone, Michael, Hadden, Carla S., Hatch, Marco, Hunt, Turner, Kelley, Alice, LeFebvre, Michelle J., Lockman, Michael, McKechnie, Iain, McNiven, Ian J., Newsom, Bonnie, Pluckhahn, Thomas, Sanchez, Gabriel, Schwadron, Margo, Smith, Karen Y., Smith, Tam, Spiess, Arthur, Tayac, Gabrielle, Thompson, Victor D., Vollman, Taylor, Weitzel, Elic M. and Rick, Torben C. (2022). Indigenous oyster fisheries persisted for millennia and should inform future management. Nature Communications, 13 (1) 2383, 1-13. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-29818-z
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Smith, Tam (2021). Report on the analysis of the MCA20 molluscan assemblage to Everick Foundation Pty Ltd and the Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation.
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Other Outputs: Report on the remnant molluscan assemblage from Wallen Wallen Creek, Minjerribah
Smith, Tam (2021). Report on the remnant molluscan assemblage from Wallen Wallen Creek, Minjerribah.
Publications
Book Chapter
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Excavating limestone caves in India: the Billa Surgam experience
Smith, Tam, Koshy, Jinu and Aravazhi, P. (2017). Excavating limestone caves in India: the Billa Surgam experience. Beyond stones and more stones: defining Indian prehistoric archaeology. (pp. 261-309) edited by Ravi Korisettar. Bengaluru, India: The Mythic Society.
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MRAP and beyond: Bribie island, Southeast Queensland
Smith, A. D. (Tam) (2006). MRAP and beyond: Bribie island, Southeast Queensland. An archaeological life: papers in honour of Jay Hall. (pp. 149-160) edited by S. Ulm and I. Lilley. Brisbane, Australia: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit, The University of Queensland.
Journal Article
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Indigenous oyster fisheries persisted for millennia and should inform future management
Reeder-Myers, Leslie, Braje, Todd J., Hofman, Courtney A., Elliott Smith, Emma A., Garland, Carey J., Grone, Michael, Hadden, Carla S., Hatch, Marco, Hunt, Turner, Kelley, Alice, LeFebvre, Michelle J., Lockman, Michael, McKechnie, Iain, McNiven, Ian J., Newsom, Bonnie, Pluckhahn, Thomas, Sanchez, Gabriel, Schwadron, Margo, Smith, Karen Y., Smith, Tam, Spiess, Arthur, Tayac, Gabrielle, Thompson, Victor D., Vollman, Taylor, Weitzel, Elic M. and Rick, Torben C. (2022). Indigenous oyster fisheries persisted for millennia and should inform future management. Nature Communications, 13 (1) 2383, 1-13. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-29818-z
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Smith, Tam and McNiven, Ian J. (2019). Aboriginal marine subsistence foraging flexibility in a dynamic estuarine environment: The late development of Tin Can Inlet (southeast Queensland) middens revisited. Queensland Archaeological Research, 22, 1-38. doi: 10.25120/qar.22.2019.3670
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Haslam, Michael, Korisettar, Ravi, Petraglia, Michael, Smith, Tam, Shipton, Ceri and Ditchfield, Peter (2010). In Foote's steps: The history, significance and recent archaeological investigation of the Billa Surgam caves in Southern India. South Asian Studies, 26 (1), 1-19. doi: 10.1080/02666031003719115
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Teaching Archaeological Excavation at the University of Queensland: Eight years inside TARDIS
Hall, Jay, O'Connor, Susan, Prangnell, Jonathan and Smith, Tam (2005). Teaching Archaeological Excavation at the University of Queensland: Eight years inside TARDIS. Australian Archaeology, 61, 48-55. doi: 10.1080/03122417.2005.11681820
Conference Publication
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Smith, Tam (2019). A (preliminary) historical ecology model of mid to late Holocene subsistence and settlement in coastal southeast Queensland. Australian Archaeological Association 2019 Conference - Disrupting Paradise, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 10-13 December 2019.
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Smith, Tam (2019). A (preliminary) historical ecology model of mid to late Holocene subsistence and settlement in coastal southeast Queensland. Society for American Archeology 84th Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM United States, 10–14 April 2019.
Other Outputs
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Smith, Tam (2021). Report on the analysis of the MCA20 molluscan assemblage to Everick Foundation Pty Ltd and the Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation.
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Report on the remnant molluscan assemblage from Wallen Wallen Creek, Minjerribah
Smith, Tam (2021). Report on the remnant molluscan assemblage from Wallen Wallen Creek, Minjerribah.
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Smith, Tam (2020). Report on the analysis of the LCN19 molluscan assemblage to Everick Foundation Pty Ltd and the Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation.
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Smith, Annette Deborah (Tam) (2016). Archaeological expressions of Holocene cultural and environmental change in coastal Southeast Queensland. PhD Thesis, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2016.1103
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Cultural heritage report for the proposed northern link project
Prangnell, Jonathan, Murphy, Karen, Smith, Tam and Terry, Linda (2008). Cultural heritage report for the proposed northern link project. The University of Queensland Archaeological Services Unit Report, 423b. Archaeological Services Unit, University of Queensland.
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Existing cultural heritage environment report for the proposed northern link project
Prangnell, Jonathan, Murphy, Karen, Smith, Tam and Terry, Linda (2008). Existing cultural heritage environment report for the proposed northern link project. The University of Queensland Archaeological Services Unit Report, 423. Archaeological Services Unit, University of Queensland.
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Archaeological spatial variability on Bribie Island, southeast Queensland
Smith, Annette Deborah (Tam) (2004). Archaeological spatial variability on Bribie Island, southeast Queensland. M.A. Thesis, School of Social science, The University of Queensland.
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Smith, Annette Deborah (Tam) (1992). An archaeological site location and subsistence-settlement analysis of Bribie Island, southeast Queensland. Honours Thesis, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland.
