Got a question about archaeology? Well why not Ask an Archaeologist?! Drop into Port Arthur Historic Site to chat all things archaeology with their very own archaeologist.

Labour was at the heart of convict Australia, and defined the lives of all sentenced men, women and children. Through historical and archaeological methodologies, their lives can be reconstructed. Join Richard Tuffin and Sylvana Szydzik as they discuss their investigation of Port Arthur’s workshops, and share their methodology and the preliminary results of their work.

Got a question about archaeology? Well why not Ask an Archaeologist?! Drop into Port Arthur Historic Site to chat all things archaeology with their very own archaeologist.

Got a question about archaeology? Well why not Ask an Archaeologist?! Drop into Port Arthur Historic Site to chat all things archaeology with their very own archaeologist.

Join archaeologists Anne McConnell and Angie McGowan on a walking tour exploring the rare and almost unknown archaeology on Hobart’s back doorstep that relates to Hobart’s early colonial timber industry.

In this online talk, Richard Tuffin will discuss archaeological investigations recently carried out at the Port Arthur penal station's workshops (1830-77), where prisoners had once been employed in an array of skilled trades. The excavation has proved to be both methodologically and logistically challenging, so join Richard to learn more about the processes and pitfalls of the excavation - as well as a discussion of preliminary results.

Join archaeologists Anne McConnell and Angie McGowan on a walking tour exploring the rare and almost unknown archaeology on Hobart’s back doorstep that relates to Hobart’s early colonial timber industry.

Eleanor Casella will consider field results from her Tasmanian excavation projects to explore a set of overlapped themes: (1) the nature of social relations under incarceration, (2) the broad diversity of convict experiences, and (3) the central role of globalised commodities within Van Diemen’s Land. This is an online talk, and part of the Australian Archaeological Association’s 2021 NAW series.

Port Arthur Historic Site is holding three trench side talks, at the current archaeological excavation of the Port Arthur Workshops. The excavation is investigating the processes and products of convict labour in the industrial hub of Port Arthur.

Port Arthur Historic Site is holding three trench side talks, at the current archaeological excavation of the Port Arthur Workshops. The excavation is investigating the processes and products of convict labour in the industrial hub of Port Arthur.

Port Arthur Historic Site is holding three trench side talks, at the current archaeological excavation of the Port Arthur Workshops. The excavation is investigating the processes and products of convict labour in the industrial hub of Port Arthur.

Once a month, archaeologist Dr Craig Barker joins Rhianna Patrick on ABC Radio to talk all things archaeological. For National Archaeology Week, Craig will be joined by Dr Penny Crook, historical archaeologist at La Trobe University.

Dr Craig Barker, archaeologist and curator, has a monthly spot on ABC radio to discuss all things archaeological with host Rhianna Patrick. For National Archaeology Week, Craig and Rhianna will be joined by guest archaeologist Dr Iain Stuart.

From butcher’s bills to marriage certificates, homework and grandma’s dress fabric, just about every conceivable item was used in the hard Oatlands winters to cover over the cracks in the walls of the houses of our town’s poorer inhabitants. Thanks to the efforts of generous homeowners and hardworking volunteers, these relics are now coming to light and provide a unique window into living in the 19th Century.

Between the 1820s and the 1840s a number of convict stations were established, initially to house convicts working on the construction of Government projects. Over time the location, or even the very existence, of these stations has been lost. The Launceston Historical Society has been identifying these stations, documenting their history, and even helping to excavate two of them. This talk provides an update as to what has been found to date and the continuing search.

This event will showcase the recent archaeological program held at the 1840s Picton Road Station, just north of Kempton. Structural remains and artefacts have given us insight into the station and the lives of the convicts who worked from there.

From butcher’s bills to marriage certificates, homework and grandma’s dress fabric, just about every conceivable item was used in the hard Oatlands winters to cover over the cracks in the walls of the houses of our town’s poorer inhabitants. Thanks to the efforts of generous homeowners and hardworking volunteers, these relics are now coming to light and provide a unique window into living in the 19th Century.

National Archaeology Week takes over A Pint Of History! Join us for an evening of short talks on all things archaeological.