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India Dilkes-Hall is an archaeologist specializing in archaeobotany. She has participated in and conducted archaeological excavations in Australia, specifically focusing on the Kimberley region, as well as in South East Asia, the Philippines, Timor-Leste, and Borneo. Her interest in archaeobotany led to her completing a first-class honors degree and a PhD at the University of Western Australia (UWA). Her doctoral research, titled '47,000 Years of Aboriginal Plant Use: Monsoon Rainforest Connections in the Kimberley, Northwest Australia,' significantly advanced archaeobotanical knowledge in Australia and pioneered systematic macrobotanical research in Northern Western Australia. India has made significant contributions to the field of archaeobotany, including developing improved analytical methods for reassessing macrobotanical studies and collections. She has demonstrated the resilience and longevity of Aboriginal traditional ecological knowledge in Northwest Australia and the importance of shared ecological knowledge in understanding the peopling of the area. India was awarded the Robert Street Prize for her exceptional thesis and held the prestigious Forrest Foundation Prospect Fellowship from 2021 to 2023. She continues her research as a Research Fellow at Griffith University, specializing in the analysis of macrobotanical remains to provide insights into past diets and ecological relationships.
University of Western Australia • Perth
Conducting research in archaeobotany and related fields.
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