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JJ McDermott
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JJ McDermott
JJ
McDermott

JJ is a Project Manager/Principal Archaeologist at Echoes Cultural Heritage Management based in Perth, WA. He has been a professional and consulting archaeologist since graduating from his Masters in Landscape Archaeology in 2007, working in Ireland (on underwater and terrestrial archaeological sites) and in Australia (predominantly in Western Australia). He has significant experience in Cultural Heritage Management (CHM) in Australia and has managed numerous Aboriginal and historical cultural heritage projects across Western Australia. He is highly proficient in GIS applications (ESRI ArcMap/QGIS) as it is applied to archaeological mapping & analysis. He has an advanced knowledge of cultural heritage and Native Title legislation in Australia and is a strong advocate for improved preservation and protections for cultural heritage places and landscapes, as well as professional standards in CHM in Australia.
JJ has been a member of AACAI since 2013, becoming a full member in 2018. He has been a pro-active advocate of the Association since stepping up as the WA Chapter Secretary in 2017. He has passionately promoted AACAI as a professional body for archaeologists in Australia and has helped invigorate its presence and voice in matters pertaining to cultural heritage legislation and standards. On behalf of AACAI, he has organised several social events and professional development workshops, drafted public and media statements, and was the chief organiser for the WA Future Forum in 2020.

Contact Details
jjmcdermott@echoeschm.com.au
1/12 Hammond Road
Cockburn Central
6164
WA
Australia
Professional Details
Echoes Cultural Heritage Management
M.A. in Landscape Archaeology (2007), National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland / B.A. in English & Archaeology (2006), National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
Full Member of the Australian Association of Consulting Archaeologists Inc. (AACAI) / Full International Member of the Australia International Council of Monuments and Sites (AICOMOS) / Full Member of the Australian Archaeological Association (AAA)
2023 to present: Project Manager/Principal Archaeologist, Echoes Cultural Heritage Management / 2021 to 2023: Senior Heritage Advisor, Rio Tinto, Perth / 2016 to 2021: Senior Heritage Officer, Main Roads Western Australia / 2011 to 2016: Senior Field Archaeologist, Gavin Jackson Cultural Heritage Management / 2009 to 2011: Researcher/Field Archaeologist, Underwater Archaeology Unit, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Dublin / 2007 to 2011: Site Assistant Archaeologist, Irish Archaeological Consultancy
• J. McDermott 2019 Late medieval strongholds of the Gaelic Irish in County Leitrim c. 1350-1600 in Leitrim History and Society, edited by B. Scott, L. Kelly and W. Nolan. / • I. Ryan and McDermott, J. 2016 Edict Come, Edict Go: An overview of legislative approaches to the definition and conservation of Aboriginal archaeological sites in Australia in Journal of the Australian Association of Consulting Archaeologists, Vol 4 Supplement. / • E. Beckett, and McDermott, J. 2016 An online survey regarding cultural heritage management and the law in Australia in Journal of the Australian Association of Consulting Archaeologists, Vol 4 Supplement. / • J. McDermott and O’Conor, K. 2015 Rosclogher Castle: a Gaelic lordship centre on Lough Melvin, County Leitrim in Journal of Cumann Seanchais Bhreifne, No.50 Vol. XIII. / • J. McDermott 2015 A report of an Aboriginal archaeological Site Location and Assessment Recording Level 1 survey of the proposed Koodaideri North West Rail Option, Pilbara, Western Australia. For GJCRM and Rio Tinto Iron Ore. / • J. McDermott 2015 A report of the Aboriginal archaeological Site Location and Assessment Recording Level 1 survey of the proposed Channar and Dogger’s Gorge Drilling Program, Pilbara, Western Australia. For GJCRM and Rio Tinto Iron Ore. / • J. McDermott 2015 A report of the Salvage of Aboriginal archaeological sites at Orebody 31, Newman, Western Australia. For GJCRM and BHP Billiton Iron Ore. / • J. McDermott 2015 Report of the Aboriginal Archaeological Site Avoidance Survey of the PUU_135, PUU_160, PUU_159, PUU_092 and PUU_154 Survey Areas, Pilbara, Western Australia. For GJCRM, Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation Ltd. and Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. / • J. McDermott and Walshe, D. 2015 A report of the Aboriginal archaeological Site Location and Assessment Recording Level 1 Survey of the proposed Mount Margaret Evaluation Drilling Program Pilbara, Western Australia. For GJCRM and Rio Tinto Iron Ore. / • J. McDermott and Walshe, D. 2015 A report of the Aboriginal archaeological Site Bypass Recording Survey of the proposed drilling at Duck Creek North, Mt Wall West, Vivash West, Vivash South, Northern Pinarra, Vivash East Gorge Track, Vivash East Gorge Drilling, Brockman 1 West and mine development at Brockman 4, Pilbara, Western Australia. For GJCRM and Rio Tinto Iron Ore. / • I. Ryan, Walshe, D and McDermott. J. 2014 A report of the Aboriginal archaeological survey of the West Angeles RE Drilling Deposit F Survey Area, Pilbara, Western Australia. For GJCRM and Rio Tinto Iron Ore. / • J. McDermott 2012 From the Glens to the Outback in The Leitrim Guardian 2013, edited by B. Gallagher. / • J. McDermott 2009 Rosclogher Castle: A late medieval tower-house on the shores of Lough Melvin in The Leitrim Guardian 2010, edited by M. Reynolds.
Indigenous Australian Archaeology / Historical Archaeology / GIS Mapping and Analysis
Social Profiles
https://echoeschm.com.au/