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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created human Helen Cohn; Ken McInnes updated 2026-05-21 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005750b.htm person Mulvaney Derek John AO CMG FAHA AACR2 26 October 1925 21 September 2016 Place of Birth Yarram, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Archaeologist John Mulvaney was the first university-trained archaeologist to make Australia his field of study. He was acknowledged as a world-leader in the field of hunter-gatherer archaeology, specifically Australian prehistory. Mulvaney introduced Australian prehistory to the tertiary teaching curriculum, and changed the way archaeological fieldwork was practiced in Australia. He participated in landmark excavations including at Lake Mungo. He wrote the seminal book "The prehistory of Australia" (1969), revised and republished many time and lastly as "Prehistory of Australia" (1999) with Johan Kamminga. For many years he was a Commissioner of the Australian Heritage Commission, involved in formulation of the Burra Charter, and was Australia's chief delegate at the UNESCO meeting held to determine criteria for world heritage listing. He served on the executive of a number of professional organisations, including the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies. Since 2004 the Australian Archaeological Association has awarded the John Mulvaney Book Award. 1943 1946 Military service - Second World War. Flying Officer, RAAF 1949 1951 Career position - Tutor, Department of History, University of Melbourne 1951 1951 Education - Master of Arts (MA), University of Melbourne 1953 1953 Education - Master of Arts (MA), University of Cambridge 1954 1958 Career position - Lecturer, Department of History, University of Melbourne 1959 1964 Career position - Senior Lecturer, Department of History, University of Melbourne 1961 1961 Award - Nuffield Foundation Dominion Fellow 1963 1963 Award - Royal Society of Victoria Medal for Excellence in Scientific Research 1964 1980 Career position - Member, Council, Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies 1965 1970 Career position - Senior Fellow, Faculty of Arts, Australian National University 1969 1969 Publication - Book: "The prehistory of Australia" 1969 2016 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of the Humanities (FAHA) 1970 1970 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cambridge 1971 1985 Career position - Foundation Professor of Prehistory, Faculty of Arts, ANU 1972 1974 Career position - Council Member, Australian Academy of the Humanities 1974 1975 Career position - Member, Committee of Inquiry into Museums and National Collections 1976 1977 Career position - Commonwealth Visiting Fellow, University of Cambridge 1976 1982 Career position - Commissioner, Australian Heritage Commission 1976 1982 Career position - Council, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders 1981 1983 Career position - Member, Interim Council, National Museum of Australia 1982 1982 Award - Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) - for services to education 1982 1984 Career position - Chairman, Australian Institute Aboriginal Studies 1985 1985 Career position - Visiting Professor in Australian Studies, Harvard University, Boston, U.S.A. 1985 1985 Life event - Retired 1986 2016 Career position - Emeritus Professor, Australian National University 1988 1988 Award - ANZAAS Medal, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science 1989 1996 Career position - Secretary, Australian Academy of the Humanities 1991 1991 Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - for service to prehistory and anthropology, particularly through the study of Aboriginal cultural heritage 1999 1999 Publication - Book: "Prehistory of Australia" [with Johan Kamminga] 1999 1999 Award - Graham Clark Medal, British Academy 1 Jan 2001 1 Jan 2001 Award - Centenary Medal - for service to the preservation of natural, cultural and indigenous heritage in Australia 2002 2016 Award - Life Member, Australian Archaeological Association 2004 2004 Award - Rhys Jones Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Australian Archaeology, Australian Archaeological Association 2005 2005 Award - Doctor of Letters (LittD), honoris causa, University of Melbourne ANZAAS Medal, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (1965 - )

Awarded the Medal 1988

 Australian National University (1946 - )

Foundation Professor, Faculty of Arts 1971 - 1985

 Royal Society of Victoria Medal for Excellence in Scientific Research (1959 - )

Awarded the Medal 1963

 National Museum of Australia (1980 - )

Member, Interim Council 1981 - 1983

 Rhys Jones Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Australian Archaeology, Australian Archaeological Association (2002 - )

Awarded the Medal 2004

 Australian Archaeological Association (1973 - )

Life Member 2002 - 2016

 Australian Academy of the Humanities (1969 - )

Fellow 1969 - 2016; Secretary 1989 - 1996; Council member 1972 - 1974

 Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies (1964 - 1990) 1982 1984

Chairman

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 Mulvaney, D J (19251026-20160921)

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 'Mulvaney, Derek John (John)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Mulvaney, Derek John (John) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Fellows of the Academy Australian Academy of the Humanities Fellows of the Academy Australian Academy of the Humanities Resource: Honorary degree holders University of Melbourne Honorary degree holders University of Melbourne 2023 Edited Book: Terrible hard biscuits: A reader in Aboriginal history Chapman, Valerie C; Read, Peter Terrible hard biscuits: A reader in Aboriginal history St Leonards, New South Wales Allen & Unwin 1996 Book: So much that is new: Baldwin Spencer, 1860-1929 Mulvaney, D. J.; and Calaby, J. H. So much that is new: Baldwin Spencer, 1860-1929 Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1985 Book Section: Warner, William Lloyd (1898-1970), anthropologist and sociologist Mulvaney, D. J. Warner, William Lloyd (1898-1970), anthropologist and sociologist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1990 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 12: 1891 - 1939 Smy-Z John Ritchie 386-387 Book Section: Sir Walter Baldwin Spencer, 1860-1929 Mulvaney, D. J. Sir Walter Baldwin Spencer, 1860-1929 Oxford Oxford University Press 2004 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Journal Article: Australian anthropology: foundation and funding Mulvaney, D. J. Australian anthropology: foundation and funding 1993 Aboriginal history 17 105-28 Book Section: "A splendid set of fellows": achievements and consequences of the Horn Expedition Mulvaney, D. J. "A splendid set of fellows": achievements and consequences of the Horn Expedition Chipping Norton, N.S.W. Surrey Beatty & Sons 1996 Exploring Central Australia: society, the environment and the 1894 Horn Expedition Morton, S. R. and Mulvaney, D. J. 3-12 Book Section: Spencer, Sir Walter Baldwin (1860-1929), university scientist and administrator, anthropologist and connoisseur Mulvaney, D. J. Spencer, Sir Walter Baldwin (1860-1929), university scientist and administrator, anthropologist and connoisseur Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1990 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 12: 1891 - 1939 Smy-Z John Ritchie 33-36 Book Section: Stanner, William Edward Hanley (1905-1981), journalist, soldier and anthropologist Mulvaney, D. J. Stanner, William Edward Hanley (1905-1981), journalist, soldier and anthropologist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2012 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 18: 1981 - 1990 L-Z Melanie Nolan 449-52 Journal Article: Dr Gallus and Australian archaeology Mulvaney, John Dr Gallus and Australian archaeology 1998 Artefact: the Journal of the Archaeological and Anthropological Society of Victoria 21 4-8 Book Section: WEH Stanner and the foundation of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, 1959 - 1964 Mulvaney, John WEH Stanner and the foundation of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, 1959 - 1964 Canberra Aboroginal Studies Press 2008 An appreciation of difference: WEH Stanner and Aboriginal Australia Hinkson, Melinda and Beckett, Jeremy 58-75 Review: Historical Records of Australian Science Mulvaney, John 2005 Historical Records of Australian Science 16 2 249-251 Journal Article: Two remarkably parallel careers Mulvaney, D. J. Two remarkably parallel careers 1980 Australian Archaeology 10 96-101 Journal Article: The Australian Aborigines 1606 - 1929: opinion and fieldwork, parts 1 and 2 Mulvaney, D. J. The Australian Aborigines 1606 - 1929: opinion and fieldwork, parts 1 and 2 1958 Historical Studies - Australia and New Zealand 8 131-51, 297-314 Edited Book: Aboriginal Man and Environment in Australia Mulvaney, D. J.; and Golson, J. Aboriginal Man and Environment in Australia Canberra Australian National University Press 1971 Book: Encounters in Place: Outsiders and Aboriginal Australians 1606 - 1985 Mulvaney, D. J. Encounters in Place: Outsiders and Aboriginal Australians 1606 - 1985 St Licia, Qldd University of Queensland Press 1989 Book: Prehistory and heritage: the writings of John Mulvaney Mulvaney, D. J. Prehistory and heritage: the writings of John Mulvaney Canberra Research School of Pacific Studies, the Australian National University 1990 Edited Book: Rediscovering Recherche Bay Mulvaney, John and Tyndale-Biscoe, Hugh Rediscovering Recherche Bay Canberra Academy of Social Sciences in Australia for the National Academies Forum 2007 Book Section: Meeting the Tasmanians Mulvaney, John Meeting the Tasmanians Canberra Academy of Social Sciences in Australia for the National Academies Forum 2007 Rediscovering Recherche Bay Mulvaney, John and Tyndale-Biscoe, Hugh 59-68 Resource Section: From the Frontier Mulvaney, John From the Frontier Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2000 Ockham's Razor Transcripts Book Section: "Annexing All I Can Lay Hands On": Baldwin Spencer as Ethnographic Collector Mulvaney, John "Annexing All I Can Lay Hands On": Baldwin Spencer as Ethnographic Collector Carlton Melbourne University Press 2008 The Makers and Making of Indigenous Australian Museum Collections Peterson, Nicolas, Allen, Lindy and Hamby, Louise 141-59 Review: Australian Aboriginal Studies Mulvaney, John 2012 Australian Aboriginal Studies 2012 1 108-10 Book Section: Isabel McBryde: from regional research to national reconciliation and global heritage Mulvaney, John Isabel McBryde: from regional research to national reconciliation and global heritage Canberra Aboriginal History Inc 2005 Many exchanges: archaeology, history, community and the work of Isabel McBryde Macfarlane, Ingereth with Mountain, Mary-Jane and Paton, Robert 3-12 Journal Article: Prehistory from antipodean perspectives Mulvaney, D. J. Prehistory from antipodean perspectives 1971 Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society 37 228-52 Book Section: Massola, Aldo Giuseppe (1910-1975), museum curator [and numismatist] Mulvaney, D. J. Massola, Aldo Giuseppe (1910-1975), museum curator [and numismatist] Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2000 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 15: 1940 - 1980 Kem-Pie John Ritchie 327 Journal Article: A view from the east [Sylvia Hallam] Mulvaney, John A view from the east [Sylvia Hallam] 2011 Records of the Western Australian Museum: supplement 79 103 Book: The prehistory of Australia Mulvaney, John The prehistory of Australia London Thames and Hudson 1969 Book: Prehistory of Australia Mulvaney, John; and Kamminga, Johan Prehistory of Australia Smithsonian Institution Press 1999 Book Section: The aboriginal heritage Mulvaney, D. J. The aboriginal heritage South Melbourne Macmillan of Australia 1981 The Heritage of Australia : the illustrated register of the National Estate 50-67 Edited Book: 'My dear Spencer': the letters of F.J. Gillen to Baldwin Spencer Mulvaney, John; Morphy, Howard; and Petch, Alison 'My dear Spencer': the letters of F.J. Gillen to Baldwin Spencer South Melbourne Hyland House 1997 Journal Article: From "the dawn" to sunset: Gordon Childe in Melbourne, 1957 Mulvaney, John From "the dawn" to sunset: Gordon Childe in Melbourne, 1957 1990 Australian Archaeology 30 1 29-32 Book Section: "The chain of connection": the material evidence Mulvaney, D. J. "The chain of connection": the material evidence Canberra Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies 1976 Tribes and boundaries in Australia Peterson, N. 72-94 Conference Paper: Patron and Client: the Web of Intellectual Kinship in Australian Anthropology Mulvaney, D. J. Patron and Client: the Web of Intellectual Kinship in Australian Anthropology Melbourne Smithsonian Institution Press 1981 Scientific Colonialism: A Cross-Cultural Comparison. Papers From a Conference at Melbourne, Australia, 25-30 May 1981 Nathan Reingold and Marc Rothenberg 55-77 Journal Article: Australian Archaeology 1929-1964: Problems and Policies Mulvaney, D. J. Australian Archaeology 1929-1964: Problems and Policies 1964 Australian Journal of Science 27 2 29-44 Journal Article: The anthropologist as tribal elder Mulvaney, D. J. The anthropologist as tribal elder 1970 Mankind 7 3 205-17 Book Section: Daisy May Bates, 1859-1951 Mulvaney, D. J. Daisy May Bates, 1859-1951 Oxford Oxford University Press 2004 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Edited Book: Exploring Central Australia: Society, the Environment and the 1894 Horn Expedition Morton, S. R.; and Mulvaney, D. J. Exploring Central Australia: Society, the Environment and the 1894 Horn Expedition Sydney Surrey Beatty & Sons 1996 Book Section: Gillen, Francis James (1855-1912), ethnologist Mulvaney, D. J. Gillen, Francis James (1855-1912), ethnologist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1983 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 9: 1891 - 1939 Gil-Las Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 6-7 Journal Article: Obituary: D.A. Casey, M.C., F.S.A. Mulvaney, D. J. Obituary: D.A. Casey, M.C., F.S.A. 1977 The Artefact 2 4 225-8 Journal Article: Anthropology in Victoria 100 Years ago Mulvaney, D. J. Anthropology in Victoria 100 Years ago 1959 Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 73 47-50 Book Section: Conflict and the rituals of diplomacy: Les Hiatt and the AIAS Mulvaney, John Conflict and the rituals of diplomacy: Les Hiatt and the AIAS 29-37 Canberra Aboriginal Studies Press 1997 Scholar and sceptic: Australian Aboriginal studies in honour of L. R. Hiatt Merlan, Francesca, Morton, John and Rumsey, Alan Book: Digging up a past Mulvaney, D. J. Digging up a past Sydney University of New South Wales Press 2011 Book Section: Thomas, William (1793-1867), assistant protector and guardian of Aboriginals Mulvaney, D. J. Thomas, William (1793-1867), assistant protector and guardian of Aboriginals Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1967 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 2: 1788 - 1850 I-Z Douglas Pike 518-519 Book: "The Axe had never Sounded": Place, People and Heritage of Recherche Bay, Tasmania Mulvaney, Derek John "The Axe had never Sounded": Place, People and Heritage of Recherche Bay, Tasmania Canberra ANU E Press 2007 Edited Book: Prehistory to Politics: John Mulvaney, the Public Intellectual Bonyhady, Tim; Griffiths, Tom Prehistory to Politics: John Mulvaney, the Public Intellectual Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1996 Journal Article: Old guards and new waves: reflections on antipodean archaeology 1954 - 1975. Papers presented to John Mulvaney Golson, J. Old guards and new waves: reflections on antipodean archaeology 1954 - 1975. Papers presented to John Mulvaney 1986 Archaeology in Oceania 21 2-12 Journal Article: The archaeologist as tribal elder: John Mulvaney 1925 - 2016 Frankel, David The archaeologist as tribal elder: John Mulvaney 1925 - 2016 2016 Australian Archaeology 82 3 286-9 Journal Article: Everything you've been told about the history of Australian archaeology is wrong Spriggs, Matthew Everything you've been told about the history of Australian archaeology is wrong 2020 Bulletin of the history of archaeology 30 1:3 1-16 Book: The art of time travel : historians and their craft Griffiths, Tom The art of time travel : historians and their craft Carlton, Vic. Black Inc. 2016 Resource: A9300 RAAF Officers Personnel files, 1921-1948 CA 778, Air Services Branch; CA 35, Department of Air, Central Office A9300 RAAF Officers Personnel files, 1921-1948 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch Journal Article: The "dawn" of Australian archaeology: John Mulvaney at Fromm's Landing Griffiths, B. The "dawn" of Australian archaeology: John Mulvaney at Fromm's Landing 2017 Journal of Pacific archaeology 8 1 100-11 Book: Deep time dreaming: uncovering ancient Australia Griffiths, Billy Deep time dreaming: uncovering ancient Australia Carlton, Vic. Black Inc. 2018 Journal Article: "Casey did very good work for Wheeler and you are lucky to have him": Dermot Casey's under-appreciated importance in Australian archaeology Spriggs, Matthew "Casey did very good work for Wheeler and you are lucky to have him": Dermot Casey's under-appreciated importance in Australian archaeology 2021 Historical Records of Australian Science 32 1 1-14 Edited Book: Encyclopedia of global archaeology Smith, Claire Encyclopedia of global archaeology New York Springer 2014 Book Section: Human remains Jones, Ross L. Human remains Carlton, Vic. Melbourne University Press 2024 Dhoombak goobgoowana: a history of Indigenous Australia and the University of Melbourne - Volume 1: The Truth Ross L. Jones, James Waghorne and Marcia Langton 95-106 Journal Article: Australian museums, Aboriginal skeletal remains, and the imagining of human evolutionary history Turnbull, Paul Australian museums, Aboriginal skeletal remains, and the imagining of human evolutionary history 2015 Museum & society 13 1 72-87 Resource: The Overland Telegraph Line: A Transcultural History Nettelbeck, Amanda (and others) The Overland Telegraph Line: A Transcultural History South Australia South Australian Government 2023 Book: Fire and hearth : Karla yoorda : a study of Aboriginal usage and European usurpation in south-western Australia Hallam, Sylvia J. Fire and hearth : Karla yoorda : a study of Aboriginal usage and European usurpation in south-western Australia Facsimile ed. Crawley, W.A. UWA Publishing 2014 Journal Article: Aspects of the historiography of Australian archaeology Howes, Hilary Aspects of the historiography of Australian archaeology 2021 Historical Records of Australian Science 32 2 125-40 Journal Article: The first university positions in prehistoric archaeology in New Zealand and Australia Allen, Harry The first university positions in prehistoric archaeology in New Zealand and Australia 2019 Bulletin of the history of archaeology 29 1:2 1-12 Book: The moth hunters: Aboriginal prehistory of the Australian Alps Flood, Josephine M. The moth hunters: Aboriginal prehistory of the Australian Alps Canberra Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies 1980