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Toowong Cemetery Archaeological Dig
May
25
9:00 AM09:00
Qld

Toowong Cemetery Archaeological Dig

CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN. Toowong Cemetery runs yearly excavations as part of National Archaeology Week. These excavations are designed to recover buried headstones from the North Brisbane Burial Grounds (1843-1875), which is now home to Suncorp Stadium. On Saturday 25 May, families and residents are encouraged to attend from 9am to be a part of the dig and perhaps make a fascinating discovery.

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Moreton Bay History Seminar
May
9
9:00 AM09:00
Qld

Moreton Bay History Seminar

  • Morayfield Sport and Events Centre, Morayfield Park Leisure Centre (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Discover significant events and exciting narratives at the seventh annual Moreton Bay History Seminar. With engaging guest speakers and stalls from the region's historical groups and societies, the all-day 2024 seminar promises to showcase the culture and heritage of Moreton Bay.

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Maritime Archaeology Course Part 1
May
27
to May 28
Qld

Maritime Archaeology Course Part 1

Join Toni Massey for a two-day introduction to maritime archaeology! The course will focus on aspects such as pre-disturbance, or in other words, non-intrusive surveys of shipwreck sites, with both theoretical lecture components and simulated underwater exercises. No diving experience is necessary.

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National Archaeology Week at UQ Anthropology Museum
May
26
12:00 PM12:00
Qld

National Archaeology Week at UQ Anthropology Museum

  • The University of Queensland Anthropology Museum, Michie Building (map)
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Dr Kelsey Lowe and Dr Benjamin Schoville present on their research, on the final day of the UQ Anthropology Museum seminar series. Kelsey’s talk will outline recent community-focused research, considering sites susceptible to sea-level rise in the Torres Strait region, and the implications for future management of these sites. Ben’s project gives insight into the development of strategies for living in dry regions, from investigations at the Pleistocene site Witberg 1, in the semi-arid Northern Cape, South Africa.

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Antiquities of the Future: 3D Printing and its Potential Role in Museum Collections
May
26
12:00 PM12:00
Qld

Antiquities of the Future: 3D Printing and its Potential Role in Museum Collections

Visit the Queensland Museum for a special lunchtime talk. Discover how 3D printing is revolutionizing the museum experience by allowing us to recreate historical and archaeological artefacts in exquisite detail. Compare the real artefacts next to 3D printed replicas and tell us what you think - is this the way forward?

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Inspiration on Tap
May
25
6:30 PM18:30
Qld

Inspiration on Tap

Gather your network together to uncover the past and explore the future at the upcoming Inspiration on Tap event. Held in collaboration with the Museum of Tropical Queensland, you’ll be surrounded by history as you hear from JCU researchers Dr Maddy McAllister and Dr Nigel Chang about their exciting work in the archaeological sphere.

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Food from the Streets of Your Town: An Archaeology of Food in Brisbane, from the 19th Century to Today
May
25
1:00 PM13:00
Qld

Food from the Streets of Your Town: An Archaeology of Food in Brisbane, from the 19th Century to Today

  • The University of Queensland Anthropology Museum, Michie Building (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Food remains from archaeological sites have given us valuable insights into past societies right across the globe. Join Marc Cheeseman to explore what an archaeological view of Brisbane’s recent food history can tell us. Let’s just say there’s more to the story than Lamingtons.

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Antiquities of the Future: 3D Printing and its Potential Role in Museum Collections
May
25
12:00 PM12:00
Qld

Antiquities of the Future: 3D Printing and its Potential Role in Museum Collections

  • Discovery Centre, Queensland Museum (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Visit the Queensland Museum for a special lunchtime talk. Discover how 3D printing is revolutionizing the museum experience by allowing us to recreate historical and archaeological artefacts in exquisite detail. Compare the real artefacts next to 3D printed replicas and tell us what you think - is this the way forward?

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Investigating the Monumental Mounded Clybucca-Stuarts Point Middens and Thoughts on Archaeological Tourism
May
24
12:00 PM12:00
Qld

Investigating the Monumental Mounded Clybucca-Stuarts Point Middens and Thoughts on Archaeological Tourism

  • The University of Queensland Anthropology Museum, Michie Building (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The Clybucca-Stuarts Point mounded middens offer opportunities to understand how Aboriginal people responded to changing sea levels over the last 11,700 years. A new University of Queensland project will also explore the potential of the sites for cultural tourism and education programs, ideally driven by the Aboriginal custodians.

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Antiquities of the Future: 3D Printing and its Potential Role in Museum Collections
May
23
12:00 PM12:00
Qld

Antiquities of the Future: 3D Printing and its Potential Role in Museum Collections

Visit the Queensland Museum for a special lunchtime talk. Discover how 3D printing is revolutionizing the museum experience by allowing us to recreate historical and archaeological artefacts in exquisite detail. Compare the real artefacts next to 3D printed replicas and tell us what you think - is this the way forward?

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Pollen, Fire, Plants and People: A +40,000-year Environmental History of the Wire Rush Marshes of Minjerribah
May
23
12:00 PM12:00
Qld

Pollen, Fire, Plants and People: A +40,000-year Environmental History of the Wire Rush Marshes of Minjerribah

  • The University of Queensland Anthropology Museum, Michie Building (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Dr Patrick Moss presents findings from recent palynological research at Jumping Grass Marsh, providing insight into the environmental context of human occupation of Minjerribah. The project has ramifications for current and future management, including the application of Quandamooka led Traditional fire management strategies.

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Antiquities of the Future: 3D Printing and its Potential Role in Museum Collections
May
22
12:00 PM12:00
Qld

Antiquities of the Future: 3D Printing and its Potential Role in Museum Collections

Visit the Queensland Museum for a special lunchtime talk. Discover how 3D printing is revolutionizing the museum experience by allowing us to recreate historical and archaeological artefacts in exquisite detail. Compare the real artefacts next to 3D printed replicas and tell us what you think - is this the way forward?

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Zooarchaeology and the Anthropocene
May
22
12:00 PM12:00
Qld

Zooarchaeology and the Anthropocene

  • The University of Queensland Anthropology Museum, Michie Building (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Food remains provide us with all kinds of insights into human activity in the past. But how do archaeologists identify these remains and what can they tell us? Join Tiina Manne for a talk focussing on animal remains, highlighting the myriad of information about past human behaviour we can glean from animal bones.

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Anthropocene: Linking Past and Present to Shape a Better Future (Exhibition)
May
22
to May 26
Qld

Anthropocene: Linking Past and Present to Shape a Better Future (Exhibition)

  • The University of Queensland Anthropology Museum, Michie Building (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

One of the defining features of our species is our ability to access information about earlier lifeways, and to learn from our past. This exhibition draws upon the UQ Anthropology Museum collection and considers long-term climatic transformations alongside recent research, to challenge and expand ideas around heritage protection, biodiversity loss and the impacts of climate change on cultural practices.

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Connections across the Coral Sea (Exhibition)
May
21
to May 27

Connections across the Coral Sea (Exhibition)

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.

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Toowong Cemetery Archaeological Dig
May
20
9:00 AM09:00
Qld

Toowong Cemetery Archaeological Dig

Toowong Cemetery runs yearly excavations as part of National Archaeology Week. These excavations are designed to recover buried headstones from the North Brisbane Burial Grounds (1843-1875), which is now home to Suncorp Stadium. On Saturday 20 May, families and residents are encouraged to attend from 9am to be a part of the dig and perhaps make a fascinating discovery.

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Moreton Bay History Seminar
May
18
9:00 AM09:00
Qld

Moreton Bay History Seminar

Explore the discovery, preservation and importance of history in our region at this year's Moreton Bay History Seminar. With engaging guest speakers and stalls from the region’s historical groups and societies, the all-day 2023 seminar promises to showcase the culture and heritage of Moreton Bay.

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Clay Pot Excavation
May
21
11:00 AM11:00
Qld

Clay Pot Excavation

Have you ever wondered what it would be like for future generations to dig up something that belonged to you and piece together what your life was like? We would like to see you decorate, smash and uncover your own piece of history at the Cross River Rail Experience Centre. All equipment and instructions will be supplied. Recommended for ages 8+, adult supervision required.

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The Archaeology of Poverty and the Great Depression in Regional Queensland 1929-1937 
May
21
10:00 AM10:00
Qld

The Archaeology of Poverty and the Great Depression in Regional Queensland 1929-1937 

EVENT POSTPONED! The open day will not take place on 21 May due to wet weather. A new date will be posted when the event is rescheduled.

Take a visit to Redwood Park to investigate the excavation of the Eagles Nest Depression era camp, being undertaken by archaeology students at the University of Southern Queensland.

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Meet the Artefacts
May
20
1:00 PM13:00
Qld

Meet the Artefacts

Do you want to know more about the finds from the Cross River Rail project? We will explore these finds in greater detail and provide casts of real artefacts that visitors can hold and interact with, as they hear the stories of these items from the past. Recommended for all ages.

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Kirrenderri, Heart of the Channel Country
May
20
11:00 AM11:00
Qld

Kirrenderri, Heart of the Channel Country

  • UQ Anthropology Museum, Level 1 Michie Building (9) (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

UQ Anthropology Museum presents a special one-week program highlighting the exhibition Kirrenderri, Heart of the Channel Country and extensive archaeological research carried out in collaboration with Mithaka Aboriginal Corporation on Channel Country. Drop into the museum at 11am for a guided tour highlighting a different aspect of the research each weekday.

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