In 2010, Elders from Mapoon watched “Time Team” and saw ground‐penetrating radar (GPR) and other non‐invasive scientific methods being used to identify cultural features on archaeological sites. This led Elders to express their desire for such techniques, particularly GPR, to be brought on country to assist with documenting and protecting cultural heritage sites. This paper explores how Mapoon families have employed these techniques in archaeological settings to reconnect and reimagine specific features in their cultural landscape, as well as to explore, create and renew narratives from their interpretations of the results from the project. We also investigate the nature of Traditional Owner interactions with these technologies in archaeological settings to understand their impact on how cultural identity and value are recreated and renewed, on “caring for country” programmes, and on modernising culturally appropriate forms of engagement with ancestors’ remains. We apply these findings to a discussion of how Mapoon people think about their cultural history, identity and connections to country, particularly in relation to mortuary practices and settlement patterns from pre‐contact to the “mission time”.

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通过使用非侵入性考古方法来创造和更新身份和价值：Mapoon无标记的坟墓，潜在的土葬场和墓地项目，昆士兰州约克角西部

2010年，来自Mapoon的长者观看了“时间队”，并看到了探地雷达（GPR）和其他非侵入性科学方法被用于识别考古遗址的文化特征。这导致长者表达了他们对于将此类技术（尤其是GPR）带到国家以协助记录和保护文化遗产的愿望。本文探讨了Mapoon家族如何在考古环境中运用这些技术来重新连接和重新构想其文化景观中的特定特征，以及根据对项目结果的解释来探索，创建和更新叙事。我们还研究了考古背景下传统所有者与这些技术互动的性质，以了解它们对如何重新创建和更新文化特性和价值的影响，关于“关爱国家”计划，以及现代化与祖先遗体接触的文化上适当形式的建议。我们将这些发现应用于讨论Mapoon人如何思考他们的文化历史，身份和与国家的联系，特别是在从预先接触到“任务时间”的葬活动和定居方式方面。