Adjunct Research Fellow in Griffith Center for Social and Cultural Research (GCSCR), Griffith University
Irina Ponomareva is an archaeologist with experience working across four countries: Russia, Ukraine, Spain and Australia. She has a PhD in Archaeology from Griffith University on the rock art of Siberia and ethno-cultural identity. Following her Ph.D., Irina entered Australian consulting archaeology for a few years before undertaking a postdoctoral position in Spain. She has since returned to Australia, eager to continue her career in the consulting industry.
Experience
–present
Adjunct Research Fellow in Griffith Center for Social and Cultural Research (GCSCR), Griffith University
2022–2023
Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Barcelona
Education
2020
Griffith University, PhD in Archaeology
Publications
2023
'Dwelling' with Siberian rock art, One world anthropology and beyond : A multidisciplinary engagement with the work of Tim Ingold
2022
Change and Continuity in the Prehistoric Rock Art of East Siberia, BAR Publishing
2021
Exploring the Cave Rock Art of Siberian Trans-Baikal: Fertility, Shamanism, and Gender, Open Archaeology
2020
Unraveling manifold identities in the early nomadic rock art of East Siberia, Archaeological Research in Asia
2018
Continuity in the rock art tradition of the Siberian Lower Amur Basin, Rock Art Research
2018
The Angara Rock Art Style and the Emergence of Ethno‐Cultural Identity, Oxford Journal of Archaeology
Grants and Contracts
2023
A journey into the rock art of Jangga country, Central-North QLD: Paving the path for future research
Role:
Principal Investigator
Funding Source:
Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research
2015
Pictures on Rocks in the Heart of Siberia
Role:
Principal Investigator
Funding Source:
National Geographic Society
Professional Memberships
Australian Archaeological Association
Australian Association for Consulting Archaeologists Incorporated