Melissa Johnson has worked within the cultural heritage industry for the past six years as an archaeological consultant and seven years as a GIS consultant.
Her field of expertise is Indigenous Archaeology, specifically the documentation, management and conservation of rock art sites. She has extensive experience in broader archaeological and heritage management planning, archaeological significance assessments and the preparation and review of subsequent reporting mechanisms.
Mel has training and lecturing experience in the field of cultural heritage management and has instructed at a number of cultural heritage workshops and field schools in Central Australia and Arnhem Land. Subjects have included the use of rock art documentation, conservation and management techniques. She has also written a number of archaeological reports, presented conference papers and authored journal articles. She recently had a book chapter published relating to the use of GIS applications to conduct intra-site spatial analysis of a rock art. She also has two additional chapters in press, which relate specifically to working with indigenous communities to preserve and manage rock art sites.
Throughout the past six years Mel has worked closely with staff at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park to document and manage the rock art sites located around the base of Uluru. She was involved with the compilation of a base line record through a photogrammetric and GPS survey in 1999 and went on to work closely with traditional owners and custodians of the women’s sacred sites to document and assess conservation issues relating to the rock art periodically from 2000 to 2004 |
