Bake or make a creation inspired by archaeology! Knit a scale bar, bake artefact biscuits, model a monument, the only limit is your imagination.
A series of talks recognising the contributions of archaeology to our knowledge and understanding of Australian convict heritage, hosted by Port Arthur Historic Site. Including both in-person and online events!
Even to an archaeologist, the things we unearth can be puzzling. So how do we turn artefacts, section drawings, and context numbers into something that can be shared and understood by different audiences? In this talk, Nicky Corbett will examine three case studies from the Port Arthur Historic Site where archaeology and interpretation have meshed.
Join us in May 2025 for a nationwide program of events celebrating Australian archaeology and the work of Australian archaeologists.
Join us for the National Webinar Series, exploring archaeology across Australia and beyond, all online. Remember to check the time zone!
The inclusion of Australian deep time histories within primary and secondary classrooms presents a unique opportunity to share what we do with the next generation of students. This webinar will provide an outline of the opportunities for deep time learning within the curriculum, and will introduce a range of core principles for designing effective classroom programs.
As part of Australia's National Archaeology Week in May, please join an informal, virtual session to meet other scholars working on Chinese diaspora historical archaeology! Chinese diaspora historical archaeology has been flourishing over the last decade, and this meeting is designed to facilitate networking and respectful conversations between scholars working on similar topics in different parts of the world.
In this talk, Dr Paul Irish will revisit research into the archaeological evidence of the continuing occupation of Sydney by Aboriginal people after 1788. Paul will consider how a history once obscured by ignorance, and often overlooked in the artificial divide between ‘historical’ and ‘Aboriginal’ archaeologies, can be made visible.
Drawing on more than a decade of research across Australian convict sites, including at Point Puer and the First Prisoner Barracks at Port Arthur, Caiti D'Gluyas explores a researcher's perspective of what happens to archaeological evidence after it is discovered. This talk aims to pull back the curtain on the archaeological process, revealing how archaeologists engage with legacy data.
On the site of the Macquarie Theban Tombs Project in Luxor (Egypt), every year, thousands of sherds are recovered. Last season a sizeable group of sherds posed a special challenge. A good number of fragments could be joined but it was very clear: this is not a vessel. What could it be? In this lecture Dr Susanne Binder will explore the process of finding answers to this burning question.
Just north of Raymond Terrace, near the Williams River, lies Irrawang, a site important for its early colonial industry and for being one of the earliest historical archaeological projects in Australia. This session, presented both in-person and online, aims to present what is known about the site’s history and archaeology.
For nearly 25 years, the Market Street Chinatown Archaeological Project has been piecing together the lives of the Chinese and Chinese American residents of San José's historic Market Street Chinatown (1862-1887). Now, a new perspective is emerging through the fascinating analysis of glass artifacts. Set your alarm to hear Dr Kim Connor provide new insights into the social and economic networks that the Chinatown’s residents maintained in China and created in their new homes.
Celebrate the launch of a new collaborative volume that reveals the dispersal of ancient Mediterranean cultural heritage in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. Join the editors and authors as they introduce the research embedded in this new volume and its primary themes of provenance, pedagogy, participatory programming and museum ethics.
In the lead-up to the 10th World Archaeological Congress in Darwin (22–28 June 2025), this pre-conference panel brings together keynote speakers and conference organizers to explore the urgent and complex challenges facing our world today—climate change, conflict, discrimination, systemic injustice, and cultural erasure.
Celebrate National Archaeology Week with an exclusive online seminar commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, with a special focus on wartime ships and submarines.
Be it in the archives, or the archaeological landscape of Port Arthur, there’s an idea that convict studies are done. In this talk Richard Tuffin will draw on his experience as a research and commercial archaeologist to attempt to convince you convict studies are in fact alive and kicking.
The braiding of Indigenous knowledge and Western science fosters a deeper and more holistic understanding of the past through multiple lenses. This online panel discussion will focus on the new Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledge and Science, outline current projects, and suggest additional lines of research to build on Australian strengths in archaeology and other disciplines.
Education underpins the past, present and future of Australian archaeology. This online panel will bring together representatives from the primary, secondary and tertiary education sectors, the cultural heritage industry and academic researchers. Join them for a discussion of the future of archaeological education in Australia.
To celebrate National Archaeology Week, Flinders University Archaeology would like to welcome you to their regular archaeology seminar, streamed online. Join Visiting Fellow Professor John Schofield for a fascinating discussion on plastics, archaeology and the future.
Visitors to the National Museum of Australia have a unique opportunity this year to explore the history and culture of ancient Egypt through a curated collection of stunning objects from the collection of the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities. Join curator Craig Middleton online for a discussion about the exhibition - after so many centuries, why are we still so fascinated by ancient Egypt?
Over the last decade, there has been an upsurge in research on ancient Egyptian copper metallurgy and metal objects, clarifying many unanswered questions, but also producing new ones. Join Dr Martin Odler, online or in person, to explore the use of copper by ancient Egyptians and Nubians, advances in understanding the chaîne opératoire, and early results of Dr Odler’s analysis of metalwork wear.
Join us for a hybrid workshop hosted by the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation and La Trobe University. The session will focus on the Year 7 Australian Curriculum unit ‘deep time history of Australia’ and will include workshop sessions on cultural competency in the classroom and object-based learning. Suitable for pre-service teachers and in-service teachers.
EVENT POSTPONED! Join us for a thought-provoking panel discussion (online and in person) exploring the pivotal role of community archaeology in unravelling the mysteries of Sea Country's past and navigating its future amidst climate change challenges. Don't miss this opportunity to engage with Traditional Owners, experts and enthusiasts alike as we collaborate to care for Sea Country and maritime heritage, and safeguard it for generations to come.
Industrial-scale metal mining has long been a feature of developing economies, leaving behind large quantities of waste and contaminants, and causing significant environmental changes. Join Professor Susan Lawrence in this online seminar, to learn what these legacies of historical mining can teach us about mining heritage and about managing healthy rivers, environments and communities.
Join us for the National Webinar Series, exploring archaeology across Australia and beyond, all online. Remember to check the time zone!
Join us in May 2024 for a nationwide program of events celebrating Australian archaeology and the work of Australian archaeologists.
The Near Eastern Archaeology Foundation presents a showcase of current University of Sydney Near Eastern archaeological fieldwork and research projects. Join in person or online, for an archaeological tour from Andros via Arabia to Africa and (almost) everywhere in between.
All students are invited to attend a student networking event and learn about a career in Archaeology. An array of speakers from academics to industry professionals will present their journey to becoming who they are today and offer exclusive career tips.
Bake or make a creation inspired by archaeology! Knit a scale bar, bake artefact biscuits, model a monument, the only limit is your imagination. Voting is now open for the People’s Choice Award!
Digital methods for rock art research and recording are already becoming standard, as archaeologists reach for new ways to study this invaluable heritage. Join Dr Andrea Jalandoni for a seminar on the current state of digital rock art research, and the opportunities it offers to help people to engage with their cultural heritage.
Join Dr Kellie Pollard, Dr Malcolm Connolly and Dr Caroline Spry for an online Q&A shaped by the theme of Voice, and addressing Aboriginal people’s ways of knowing, doing and being in the archaeology of Indigenous Australia.
In this talk Peter Veth outlines his current research to identify and profile the early and successful settlement of the Australian deserts. This project will bring innovative science and Indigenous knowledge together to develop new understandings of the 60,000 year custodianship of Australian deserts.
Join Lucy Welsh for an introduction to artefact conservation first-aid in the field. Lucy will discuss different archaeological objects and their rates of degradation, the basics of material identification, and what we can do in the field to arrest degradation prior to conservation treatment. Learn how to look after those artefacts!
To celebrate National Archaeology Week, the Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology is opening their monthly AHOY member meeting to the public. Join in online for two special guest lectures from Maddy McAllister, and Danielle Wilkinson and Liam Phillips.
Join emerging archaeologist Tiffany Reynolds-Flannery as she shares her upcoming Masters research! Geophysical survey of Rathcroghan Royal Complex in Ireland has revealed an intriguing feature and sparked conflicting interpretations of its function. Tiffany is examining a wide range of evidence in an attempt to resolve conjecture about the function of the enclosure.
Rivers are cultural artefacts transformed by human intervention. In Australia a significant influence on rivers has been the effect of mining. Join Professor Susan Lawrence online for an overview of recent research investigating how the nineteenth century gold rush continues to shape rivers and floodplains, 150 years after the event.
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Scientific techniques play a crucial role in answering questions about our human past, and new methodologies are constantly being added to the toolkit. ARCAS has put together a panel of specialists for this online presentation, to give you the opportunity to hear about the latest archaeological research in Australia.
New Caledonia in Southern Melanesia has been a Convict Colony from 1864 until 1931. Join Christophe Sand to dig deeper into the history and archaeology of Pacific Convictism. In this online seminar, Christophe will outline the results of research so far, and discuss the types of material remains that have been unearthed.
Join us for the National Webinar Series, exploring archaeology across Australia and beyond, all online. Remember to check the time zone!
What are the key issues driving change for archaeology and World Heritage? The ICOMOS General Assembly and Scientific Symposium (GA2023) will be held in Sydney in September this year, and will provide an amazing opportunity to hear from leading thinkers and meet with global experts. Join Tracy Ireland and Steve Brown to find out more.
The deep-time perspective provided by stone tools is unique for researchers interested in the origins and development of human technology. Where can you go to find out more? How about an online interactive Museum of Stone Tools?! The Museum is launching today, and the curators invite you to explore online and connect on social media.
Dive into the heritage and culture of the Coral Sea at the Queensland Museum and online. Connections across the Coral Sea reveals the latest archaeological research around the earliest movements and trade between the seafaring cultures of Papua New Guinea, Torres Strait and the northeast coast of Queensland. On now, until 9 July 2023.
Join us in May 2023 for a nationwide program of events celebrating Australian archaeology and the work of Australian archaeologists.
The island of Cyprus has a rich history and an important and unique cultural legacy in the eastern Mediterranean. The protection, study and promotion of this history is supervised by a government department called the Department of Antiquities. Dr Marina Solomidou-Ieronymidou, the current Director of the Department will speak on the legacy of the work of the Department and will outline its current activities and its mission to protect and understand all of the periods of the island’s history.
Find out about career and research options available to digital archaeologists today, and how digital techniques are being used to understand archaeological sites and landscapes, and in museum contexts too. An online panel discussion with specialists in the field, and time for all of your burning digital archaeology questions!
Bake or make a creation inspired by archaeology! Knit a scale bar, bake artefact biscuits, model a monument, the only limit is your imagination.
