meet the team

“I am passionate about improving heritage outcomes through innovative process and strategy.”
— Samantha Higgs, Principal, Team Leader

Samantha Higgs

PRINCIPAL, TEAM LEADER, ARCHAEOLOGY

A woman with long wavy light brown hair wearing glasses and a navy blue checkered shirt, smiling softly against a plain gray background.

Samantha is the Team Leader of Artefact’s Archaeology team. Samantha has 20 years’ experience in Australian heritage management and regulation, specialising in Australian Aboriginal heritage.

    • PhD – Australian National University 

    • BA (Hons) Majoring in Prehistoric and historic Archaeology – University of Sydney 

  • For her PhD research Samantha was lucky enough to spend time in the Australian Western Desert with Traditional Owners on the Canning Stock Route recording rock art and Jukurrpa, and with Martu contemporary acrylic artists at Martumili Artists.

  • Equality and Justice

Samantha’s artefact

A happy dog with a brown and white coat, one ear flopped and the other upright, wearing a pink collar with a purple bone-shaped tag, sitting in front of a plain light-colored wall.

“My dog Claypan is a joyous artefact of my time interviewing artists in the Western Desert.  We’ve had some great adventures over the years. She doesn’t travel as far anymore but she enjoys a trip to the office to brighten everyone’s day.”