Projects per year
Personal profile
Education/Academic qualification
Quaternary Science and Luminescence Dating, PhD, Reconstructing the Quaternary landscape evolution and climate history of western Flores: an environmental and chronological context for an archaeological site, University of Wollongong
2 Mar 2003 → 11 Dec 2006
Award Date: 11 Dec 2006
Luminescence Dating, Masters of Philosophy, The University of Hong Kong
15 Sept 1995 → 9 Jan 1997
Award Date: 1 Sept 1997
Quaternary Science, Masters by course work, Royal Holloway University Of London
8 Sept 1994 → 1 Sept 1995
Award Date: 1 Sept 1995
Physical Geography, Bachelor of Science, University of Liverpool
1 Oct 1991 → 1 Jun 1994
Award Date: 1 Jun 1994
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DP230100440: Dispersing myths; Characterising human migration through Asia
Westaway, K., Miszkiewicz, J., Zhang, Y., Roberts, P. & Douka, K.
28/03/23 → 27/03/26
Project: Research
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The timing of the great ape's last stand in southern Asia; defining a precise extinction window
Westaway, K., Ciochon, R., Zhang, Y. & Wang, W.
1/01/17 → …
Project: Research
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Unearthing giants; post-cranial evidence of Gigantopithecus blacki in southern China
Westaway, K., Zhang, Y. & Joannes-Boyau, R.
1/09/21 → 1/09/22
Project: Research
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Those Before Us: The Life of Ancient Humans in China
Westaway, K. & Quinn, M.
1/07/21 → 1/07/22
Project: Research
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Implications for diet and extinction of Gigantopithecus blacki from Pleistocene China based on Dental Microwear Texture Analysis (DMTA)
Westaway, K. & Lubeek, J.
1/06/20 → 31/05/21
Project: Research
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Late Pleistocene–Holocene (52–10 ka) microstratigraphy, fossil taphonomy and depositional environments from Tam Pà Ling cave (northeastern Laos)
Hernandez, V. C., Morley, M. W., Bacon, A. M., Duringer, P., Westaway, K. E., Joannes-Boyau, R., Ponche, J. L., Zanolli, C., Sichanthongtip, P., Boualaphane, S., Luangkhoth, T., Hublin, J. J. & Demeter, F., 15 Nov 2024, In: Quaternary Science Reviews. 344, p. 1-23 23 p., 108982.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reconstructing the environmental conditions experienced by early modern humans at Tam Pà Ling (northeast Laos) using higher plant wax biomarkers
McAllister-Hayward, M. S., Blyth, A. J., McInerney, F. A., Holman, A. I., Grice, K., Tyler, J. J., Westaway, K. W., Joannes-Boyau, R., Boualaphane, S., Bourgon, N., Dunn, T. E., Frangeul, S., Luangkhoth, T., Ponche, J. L., Sichanthongtip, P., Souksavatdy, V., Suzzoni, E., Zachwieja, A., Zanolli, C., Bacon, A. M., & 5 others, 1 Feb 2024, In: Quaternary Science Reviews. 325, p. 1-13 13 p., 108471.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The demise of the giant ape Gigantopithecus blacki
Zhang, Y., Westaway, K. E., Haberle, S., Lubeek, J. K., Bailey, M., Ciochon, R., Morley, M. W., Roberts, P., Zhao, J., Duval, M., Dosseto, A., Pan, Y., Rule, S., Liao, W., Gully, G. A., Lucas, M., Mo, J., Yang, L., Cai, Y., Wang, W., & 1 others, 18 Jan 2024, In: Nature. 625, 7995, p. 535-539 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An Aboriginal presence in the Sydney basin prior to the LGM; further investigations into the age and formation of the Parramatta Sand Body
Quinn, M., Owen, T., Flanagan, J. & Westaway, K. E., Oct 2023, In: Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 51, p. 1-14 14 p., 104195.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Early presence of Homo sapiens in Southeast Asia by 86–68 kyr at Tam Pà Ling, Northern Laos
Freidline, S. E., Westaway, K. E., Joannes-Boyau, R., Duringer, P., Ponche, J-L., Morley, M. W., Hernandez, V. C., McAllister-Hayward, M. S., McColl, H., Zanolli, C., Gunz, P., Bergmann, I., Sichanthongtip, P., Sihanam, D., Boualaphane, S., Luangkhoth, T., Souksavatdy, V., Dosseto, A., Boesch, Q., Patole-Edoumba, E., & 11 others, 13 Jun 2023, In: Nature Communications. 14, 1, p. 1-21 21 p., 3193.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Australian Awards for University Teaching - Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Students Learning
Westaway, KE (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Teaching award
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Faculty Excellence Award
Daczko, Nathan (Recipient), Spence, Natalie (Recipient), Bishop, Melanie (Recipient), Di Bona, Rex (Recipient), Jamie, Joanne (Recipient), Karunaratne, Prashan (Recipient), Kosnik, Matthew (Recipient), Owers, Matt (Recipient), Rodger, Alison (Recipient), Spitler, Lee (Recipient), Valckenborgh, Frank (Recipient) & Westaway, KE (Recipient), 10 Dec 2021
Prize: Teaching award
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Macquarie University Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Learning Innovation
Westaway, KE (Team leader), Rampe, Michael (Recipient) & Cabanag, Matthew (Recipient), 18 Nov 2019
Prize: Teaching award
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Macquarie University Vice-Chancellor’s Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
Westaway, KE (Recipient), 1 Nov 2017
Prize: Teaching award
Activities
- 2 Invited talk
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Primate Extinction; investigating the timing and drivers
KE Westaway (Speaker)
26 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Timing is everything; Narrowing the gulf between the physical and genetic evidence for human dispersal in Asia
Kira Westaway (Speaker)
28 Oct 2019 → 31 Oct 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Press/Media
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50,000-year-old picture of a pig is the oldest known narrative art
3/07/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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The demise of the greatest ape Gigantopithecus blacki
11/01/24
10 Media contributions
Press/Media: Research
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Denisovan DNA in Late Pleistocene sediments from Baishiya Karst Cave on the Tibetan Plateau
2/11/20 → 5/11/20
2 Media contributions
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Humans Reached North America 10,000 Years Earlier Than We Thought, New Research Suggests
23/07/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment