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EnglishAACR2Anglo-American Cataloguing RulesPersoncreated2022-05-27humanHelen Cohnupdated2026-05-21humanhttps://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006984b.htmpersonHallamSylvia JoyFAHAAACR217 August 19273 June 2019Place of BirthKettering, Northamptonshire, United KingdomPlace of DeathPerth, Western Australia, AustraliaArchaeologistSylvia Hallam was an archaeologist who, after coming to Australia on 1961, became a pioneer of Aboriginal archaeology in Western Australia. Her research emphasised landscape studies and regional field surveying, stressing the importance of changing environments in understanding the archaeological record. She focussed on the Swan Coastal Plain, compiling an invaluable record of areas that have been subsumed under suburbia. Her interests ranged from microliths and the role of women in pre-European Western Australia to fire as a tool of land management. Hallam's seminal work, Fire and hearth (1975, revised edition 2014), showed how the use of fire radically altered the landscape and changed land use patterns. In her later career she switched from fieldwork to a fruitful study of archival materials. Hallam was active in professional organisations, serving as President of the Royal Society of Western Australia from 1985 to 1986.19611961Life event - Migrated to Western Australia with her family19701984Career position - Lecturer in prehistory (part-time to 1973), University of Western Australia19841989Career position - Associate Professor, Department of Archaeology, University of Western Australia19842019Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of the Humanities (FAHA)19851986Career position - President, Royal Society of Western Australia1 Jan 20011 Jan 2001Award - Centenary Medal - for services to Australian society and the humanities in the study of prehistory and archaeology20042004Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cambridge
The University of Western Australia (1911 - )
Associate Professor, Department of Archaeology 1984 - 1989
Royal Society of Western Australia (1914 - )
President 1985 - 1986
Australian Academy of the Humanities (1969 - )
Fellow 1984 - 2019
'Hallam, Sylvia Joy', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of TechnologyHallam, Sylvia JoySwinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative InnovationEncyclopedia of Australian Science and InnovationResource: Fellows of the AcademyAustralian Academy of the HumanitiesFellows of the AcademyAustralian Academy of the HumanitiesBook Section: The history of Aboriginal firingHallam, S. J.The history of Aboriginal firingBentley, W.A.Western Australian Institute of Technology1985Fire ecology and management in West Australian ecosystemsFord, J. R.7-20Book Section: The first Western AustraliansHallam, S. J.The first Western AustraliansNedlands, W.A.University of Western Australia Press1981A new history of Western AustraliaStannage, C. T.35-71Journal Article: Population and resource usage on the western littoralHallam, S. J.Population and resource usage on the western littoral1977Memoirs of the Victorian Archaeological Survey216-36Book: Fire and hearth: a study of Aboriginal usage and European usurpation in south-western AustraliaHallam, Sylvia J.Fire and hearth: a study of Aboriginal usage and European usurpation in south-western AustraliaCanberraAustralian Institute of Aboriginal Studies1975Journal Article: Population and resource usage on the western littoralHallam, S. J.Population and resource usage on the western littoral1977Memoirs of the Victorian Archaeological Survey216-36Journal Article: Roof markings in the "Orchestra Shell" cave, Wanneroo, near Perth, Western Australia.Hallam, S. J.Roof markings in the "Orchestra Shell" cave, Wanneroo, near Perth, Western Australia.1971Mankind890-103Book Section: Plant usage and management in southwest Australian societiesHallam. S. J.Plant usage and management in southwest Australian societiesLondonUnwin-Hyman1989Foraging and farmingHarris, D. R. and Hillman, G. C.136-50Book: Fire and hearth : Karla yoorda : a study of Aboriginal usage and European usurpation in south-western AustraliaHallam, Sylvia J.Fire and hearth : Karla yoorda : a study of Aboriginal usage and European usurpation in south-western AustraliaFacsimile ed.Crawley, W.A.UWA Publishing2014Journal Article: The relevance of Old World archaeology to the first entry of man into new words: colonization seen from the antipodesHallam, S. J.The relevance of Old World archaeology to the first entry of man into new words: colonization seen from the antipodes1977Quaternary research81128-48Edited Book: Fire and hearth forty years on : essays in honour of Sylvia J. HallamBird, Caroline; and Webb, R. EsmeĢeFire and hearth forty years on : essays in honour of Sylvia J. HallamPerthWestern Australian Museum2011Review: Archaeology in OceaniaDavidson, Iain2012Archaeology in Oceania47155-6Journal Article: Professor Sylvia Joy Hallam MA, PhD (Cantab.), FAHA 17th August 1927 - 3rd June 2019Bird, Caroline and Smith, MoyaProfessor Sylvia Joy Hallam MA, PhD (Cantab.), FAHA 17th August 1927 - 3rd June 20192019Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia102134-5Journal Article: A view from the east [Sylvia Hallam]Mulvaney, JohnA view from the east [Sylvia Hallam]2011Records of the Western Australian Museum: supplement79103Journal Article: Collaborating with SylviaTilbrook, LoisCollaborating with Sylvia2011Records of the Western Australian Museum, supplement7675-6Book: Deep time dreaming: uncovering ancient AustraliaGriffiths, BillyDeep time dreaming: uncovering ancient AustraliaCarlton, Vic.Black Inc.2018Book: The moth hunters: Aboriginal prehistory of the Australian AlpsFlood, Josephine M.The moth hunters: Aboriginal prehistory of the Australian AlpsCanberraAustralian Institute of Aboriginal Studies1980