Roger Cribb

Roger Cribb
Cribb in 2006
Born
Roger Llewellyn Dunmore Cribb

(1948-01-06)6 January 1948
Died24 August 2007(2007-08-24) (aged 59)
RegionAustralian Archaeology
SchoolProcessual archaeology
Main interests

Roger Llewellyn Dunmore Cribb (6 January 1948 – 24 August 2007) was an Australian archaeologist and anthropologist who specialised in documenting and modelling spatial patterns and social organisation of nomadic peoples. He is noted for conducting early fieldwork amongst the nomadic pastoralists of Anatolia, Turkey; writing a book on the archaeology of these nomads;[1] pioneering Australian archaeology and anthropologies' use of geographical information systems,[2][3] plus genealogical software;[4] and conducting later fieldwork documenting the cultural landscapes of the Aboriginal peoples of Cape York Peninsula.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ CRIBB, R (1991) Nomads in Archaeology. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge.
  2. ^ CRIBB, R (1986) Introducing the Concept of a Dedicated Spatial Analysis Package for Archaeology. Archaeological Computing Newsletter. Number 9
  3. ^ CRIBB, R (1986) A graphics system for site-based anthropological data. Australian Aboriginal Studies. Number 2. Pages 24-30.
  4. ^ CRIBB, R (1993) Modelling relationships : a computerised approach to Aboriginal genealogy, family history and kinship studies. Australian Aboriginal Studies. Number 1. Pages 10 - 21.
  5. ^ SUTTON, Peter, MARTIN, David, von STURMER, John, CRIBB, Roger & CHASE, Athol (1990) Aak: Aboriginal Estates and Clans between the Embley and Edward Rivers, Cape York Peninsula. 1000 pp Restricted Access Publication. South Australian Museum. Adelaide, Australia
  6. ^ CRIBB, R (1993) Report to A.N.P.W.S and the Kuku Djungan Aboriginal Corporation on the Ngarrabullgan Heritage Survey Project: 21 May - 31 August 1993. Unpublished Report to the Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service. Canberra
  7. ^ CRIBB R (1996a) An Assessment of the Definition of National Estate Boundaries for Groups of Shell Mounds on the Weipa and Andoom Peninsulas. Unpublished Report to Comalco Aluminium Inc, the Australian Heritage Commission, and the Cape York Land Council