Current archaeological field research conducted by the University of Sydney

Field research currently being undertaken by the Discipline of Archaeology at the University of Sydney extends worldwide, from Australia to the Mediterranean and from Asia to Africa and the Middle East. To celebrate National Archaeology Week, come and hear the latest reports from the directors of some of these extraordinary fieldwork projects.

• Associate Professor Lesley Beaumont: The emergence of urban life in the south-east Mediterranean: The Zagora Archaeological Project, Greece

• Professor Alison Betts: Community Archaeology and sustainable agriculture in the Naga Hills of north-east India

• Dr Tristen Jones: Exploring Deep Time symbolic behaviour across island South East Asia and northern Australia

• Dr Mel Kennedy and Dr Hugh Thomas: New technology in archaeology: A case study from the PAKEP Project in Saudi Arabia

• Dr Natali Pearson: Shipwreck diplomacy and the politics of maritime heritage in South East Asia

• Dr Amy Way: Community-based archaeology in the Blue Mountains and western NSW

All welcome! Please register using the link below.

When: 12-1.30pm, Friday 23 May 2025

Where: Chau Chak Wing Museum, University Place, Camperdown Campus, University of Sydney

Registration: https://events.humanitix.com/national-archaeology-week-usyd-2025