Dr Elle Grono
Areas of expertise
- Archaeological Science 210102
- Soil Sciences 0503
- Sedimentology 040310
- Palaeoecology 060206
- Geochemistry 0402
- Hermeneutic And Critical Theory 220307
- Phenomenology 220310
Research interests
I have interdisciplinary experience in geoarchaeology, archaeological micromorphology, the microarchaeological analysis of material culture, palaeoecology, palynology, and reconstructing the human and environmental pasts of Island and Mainland Southeast Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. My interests also include the application of philosophy, hermeneutics and historiography to archaeological practice and interpretation.
Biography
I am an archaeological scientist who combines the microscopic analysis of archaeological soils and sediments with palaeoenvironmental proxies to reconstruct human-environmental interactions.
I am currently a postdoctoral researcher in palaeoecology where I use palynology to reconstruct vegetation histories of archaeological sites and environmental regions in Australasia.
In my PhD, I used geoarchaeology and micromorphology to reconstruct human activities and uses of space at several archaeological settlements transitioning to agriculture and sedentism in Vietnam approximately 4000 years ago. By studying archaeological stratigraphy at high resolution under a microscope, Neolithic social and economic practices were able to be identified and understood within each site’s micro-environmental history, including the construction of lime mortar floors and pile dwellings, the use and management of plants and animals, and regulated waste management routines.
Publications
- Clark, G, Leclerc, M, Parton, P et al 2020, 'Royal funerals, ritual stones and participatory networks in the maritime Tongan state', Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, vol. 57.
- Lam, T, Nguyen, T, Tran, T et al 2020, 'Ru Diep and the Quynh Van culture of central Vietnam', Archaeological Research in Asia. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ara.2020.100190
- Leclerc, M, Grono, E, Bedford, S and Spriggs M. 2019, 'Assessment of the technological variability in decorated Lapita pottery from Teouma, Vanuatu, by petrography and LA-ICP-MS: implications for Lapita social organisation', Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 11:5257, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-019-00862-z
- Wesley, D, Litster, M, O'Connor, S et al 2018, 'The archaeology of Maliwawa: 25,000 years of occupation in the Wellington Range, Arnhem Land', Australian Archaeology, vol. 84, no. 2, pp. 108-128.
- Barron, A, Turner, M, Beeching, L et al. 2017, 'MicroCT reveals domesticated rice (Oryza sativa) within pottery sherds from early Neolithic sites (4150-3265 cal BP) in Southeast Asia', Scientific Reports, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 7410 (5pp).
- Denham, T & Grono, E 2017, 'Sediments or soils? Multi-scale geoarchaeological investigations of stratigraphy and early cultivation practices at Kuk Swamp, highlands of Papua New Guinea', Journal of Archaeological Science, vol. 77, pp. 160-171.
- Edwards, T, Grono, E, Brink, F, Troitzsch, U et al 2017, 'Visualising scales of process: Multi-scalar geoarchaeological investigations of microstratigraphy and diagenesis at hominin bearing sites in South African karst', Journal of Archaeological Science, vol. 83, pp. 1-11.
- Clark, G, Grono, E, Ussher, E et al 2015, 'Early settlement and subsistence on Tongatapu, Kingdom of Tonga: Insights from a 2700-2650 cal BP midden deposit', Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, vol. 3, pp. 513-524.