Tessa BoerMah

Ms.

Tessa

Boer-Mah

As Director and Principal Heritage Consultant at Heritage Now, with over 20 years’ experience in heritage consulting, Tessa brings a wealth of expertise for managing heritage within a development context. She has experience in both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal heritage assessments, as well as heritage interpretation. Her skills encompass project management, technical direction and client liaison, along with all the requisite heritage assessment skills. She has a passion for completing high-quality projects and ensuring clients get the right advice. Tessa has written and supervised the production of hundreds of heritage assessments for Aboriginal and historic heritage across NSW. Tessa has previously been the National Secretary for the Australian Association of Consulting Archaeologists Incorporated, is a full International member of Australia ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites), and has served on the Future Directions Committee at the Property Council - Hunter Division.

Full member

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Secretary

NSW

Committee Member

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Unit 1 /48 Kalaroo Road

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NSW

Australia

Heritage Now

BA (Hons) MPhil University of Sydney

All States, Anytime

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With two decades in heritage consulting, Tessa has a strong track record in delivering heritage projects. She communicates well with Indigenous stakeholders, clients and regulators to provide the best project outcomes.

2019-Present: Director and Principal Heritage Consultant - Heritage Now Pty Ltd
2012-2019: Cultural Heritage Manager - RPS
2010-2012: Senior Archaeologist - RPS
2007-2010: Project Archaeologist � AMBS
2004-2007: Consultant Archaeologist - Freelance
2003: Project Archaeologist � Susan McIntyre-Tamwoy Archaeological Consultants
1999-2002: Consultant Archaeologist - Freelance

Boer-Mah, T. (2009). The Material Culutre: Stone Adzes. In the The Origins of the Civilization of Angkor, Volume 3, The Excavation of Ban Non Wat: Introduction. C.F.w Higham and A. Kijngam, Bangkok, The Thai Fine Arts Department: 187-196
Boer-Mah, T. (2008) Reduction and Adze Form: Ground Stone Adzes from Ban Non Wat, Northeast Thailand. Bulletin of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association 28:44-51
Ward I.A.K, R.L.K. Fullagar, T. Boer-Mah, L..M. Head, P.S.C. Tacon and K. Mulvaney (2006) Comparison of sedimentation and occupation histories inside and outside rockshelters, Keep River Region, Northwestern Australia. Geoarchaeology 21 (1): 1-27

Site Survey

Excavation Site Recording Site Survey

Cultural Heritage Management Plans (CHMPs)
Archaeology and Excavation
Survey and Recording
GIS and spatial modelling
Project Management