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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2019-08-06 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-11-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006495b.htm person Beaton John Mark FASSA AACR2 1944 6 November 2018 Place of Birth Colorado, United States of America Place of Death Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Archaeologist John Beaton was an archaeologist noted for his views on demographic, economic and social developments in indigenous communities during the Holocene and his willingness to engage in public discourse on these topics. His research included an examination of cycads in Aboriginal diet and littoral food sources, and was influential in developing the field of behavioural ecology in Australia. Between 1986 and 2001 Beaton was a faculty member of the University of California in Davis, U.S.A. From 2001 to 2018 he was Executive Director of the Australian Academy of the Social Sciences. 1977 1977 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Australian National University 1985 Career position - Joint Editor, Australian archaeology 2001 2018 Career position - Executive Director, Australian Academy of the Social Sciences 2018 2018 Award (posthumous) - Fellow, Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (FASSA) Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (1971 - )

Executive Director 2001 - 2018; Fellow 2018 (posthumous)

 'Beaton, John Mark', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Beaton, John Mark Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Academy Fellows Academy of Social Sciences in Australia Academy Fellows 2025 Journal Article: John Beaton (1944 - 2018): an archaeological retrospective O'Connell, J. F. John Beaton (1944 - 2018): an archaeological retrospective 2019 Australian Archaeology 85 1 110-3