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Irina Ponomareva

(She, Her)
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

Research Areas

  • Archaeology (2101)