Sarah Colley is an honorary research fellow in the

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, school of Archaeology and Ancient History. She was elected as a Fellow of the

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in 2011. Colley is interested in using modern digital communication technology and applies them to enhance researches in the field of

archaeology Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of Artifact (archaeology), artifacts, architecture, biofact (archaeology), biofacts or ecofacts, ...

. Because of that interest, she is currently working with

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on the development of digital research resources in the Kinchega Archaeological Research Project.

Education

Colley obtained a

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in archaeology at

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in 1977 and graduated with a

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from the school of archaeology, University of Southampton in 1984. After completing her PhD Colley went on to become a

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at the

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on the topic of Australian Aboriginal archaeology.

Career

She has been a senior lecturer of archaeology at the

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, and has published articles about teaching archaeology to students in the university level. As a senior lecturer, she was able to develop teaching and researching programs in

Archaeological ethics Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscapes. Archaeolog ...

and theory,

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, public archaeology, Australian Aboriginal pre-history and

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. Colley has specialized in studying shells, fish bones and mammals to try and better understand early humans' diets, economies and environmental changes. She has worked in sites in

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and south east Australia. She currently manages the Archaeological Fish Bone Images Archive Tables, Archaeological fish-bone images and NSW Archaeology Online: Grey Literature Archive.

Selected publications

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Colley, Sarah Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Academics of the University of Leicester Alumni of the University of Southampton British women archaeologists Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London 21st-century British archaeologists