Dr Morgan Disspain offers insights into the fishing practices of past Aboriginal inhabitants of Western NSW

Morgan is the primary author of a poster to be presented at the conference entitled Baarka/Darling Perch: Morphological and chemical analysis of archaeological otoliths from Western NSW. In the poster, Morgan describes how fish otoliths were recovered during archaeological excavations associated with the development of the Wentworth to Broken Hill Pipeline. The otoliths originated from a midden site, located on the floodplain of the Darling Anabranch to the north of Wentworth in New South Wales.

Meet the team: Lauren Roach, Graduate Consultant- Heritage NSW

Meet the team: Lauren Roach, Graduate Consultant- Heritage, NSW Lauren is an archaeologist with a deep passion for preserving Aboriginal Australian rock art, particularly in the magnificent Blue Mountains region. She holds a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Advanced Studies, majoring in Archaeology and Ancient History, from the University of Sydney. Currently undertaking Honours in…

Dr Morgan Disspain offers insights into the fishing practices of past Aboriginal inhabitants of Western NSW

Morgan is the primary author of a poster to be presented at the conference entitled Baarka/Darling Perch: Morphological and chemical analysis of archaeological otoliths from Western NSW. In the poster, Morgan describes how fish otoliths were recovered during archaeological excavations associated with the development of the Wentworth to Broken Hill Pipeline. The otoliths originated from a midden site, located on the floodplain of the Darling Anabranch to the north of Wentworth in New South Wales.