Peter Veth
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Peter Veth has been involved in archaeological, ethnohistoric, ethnographic and maritime studies throughout Australia, Torres Strait, Maluku Province Indonesia, East Timor and Pitcairn Island.
Beginning with surveys on the Sturt Creek of the SE Kimberley in to the Great Sandy Desert in 1980, he has now carried our several hundred projects, often in large multi-disciplinary teams, throughout Greater Australia. Focusing originally on the evolution and dynamics of desert hunter-gatherer societies from the Western Desert and elsewhere, Peter has overseen substantive projects on early maritime sites on the Montebello Islands and now Barrow Island; art in archaeological context including the Burrup Peninsula (Murujuga) and the Canning Stock Route; the Australian Historic Shipwrecks Protection Project (an in situ reburial protocol with longitudinal conservation); and the systematic study of variability in Kimberley rock art – including its age, archaeological context and cultural odes of production through time.
Peter has researched and published widely on the use of archaeological and claimant evidence in native title (federal court) proceedings and currently co-authored the authoritative chapter for lawyers and judges on Forensic Anthropology. Peter has long served on numerous heritage legislative review committees,made over 700 multi-media presentations on heritage matters and regularly speaks to industry and regulatory forums.
He has worked with over 100 ATSI communities for 30 years helping develop new models for the integration of archaeological research and community governance, education and capacity building initiatives