When Karyn was a kid, her sister set up a science lab in her room, complete with a small sandpit that she had buried some toys in. Once her spoon-shovel hit that sand she knew that she would become an archaeologist one day!
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A love of history and cultures, as well as being outdoors, started Shari on an archaeological career that so far has taken her across Australia and beyond, to England, Germany, Egypt, and Kosovo.
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Michelle’s current research includes exploring the use of hard animal materials such as bone, teeth, antler, ivory, and shell in creating tools and ornaments by communities around the globe over the past 100,000 years. She has had the privilege of studying many of the oldest pieces of personal ornamentation found in our region.
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One of many recruited to archaeology by Professor Indiana Jones, Donna’s current research involves building 3D computer models of early Christian churches to understand how ancient people used these ritual spaces.
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A career in archaeology was the inevitable outcome of combining childhood interests in murder mysteries with Cairo Jim and Neptune Flannelbottom Bone. Stephanie is now channelling her enthusiasm into research into the Iron Age of southeast Arabia.
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In her work as an archaeologist, Angeline has the opportunity to help people reclaim their own history, and experience moments where she is the first person in the world to see an individual who had been lost to history for millions of years. What amazing experiences!
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Marc dreamed of being an archaeologist as a child, but got a sensible job instead and has equally sensibly come back to the field in later life. His current research sheds a fascinating light on information that can be extracted from analysis of sediment, from site formation in Indonesia to the impact of a comet on Earth thousands of years ago.
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Archaeological Hazards 101 does not include ‘getting chased by a hermit’ but maybe it really should. Fortunately Mary-Jean was able to out-hermit the hermit.
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From an early childhood interest in everything in the world, Jelena has developed an interest in everything in the universe, leading her to the contemporary field of space archaeology! Her current research is focused on the study of material culture related to food and eating aboard the International Space Station.
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Paul’s interest in archaeology was sparked by exploring his grandparents’ library (and jewellery collection). He studied in NSW and is now working in Alaska!
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Sophie is an historical archaeologist, at the moment working on writing up a recent excavation in Parramatta. Her story as an archaeologist is punctuated by vivid memories and experiences, from the Big Oyster in Taree to a timber spindle in London.
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One of Jacqueline’s passions is diseases in the archaeological record, burials, misinformation on diseases and historic quarantine. She also adds bull calves to the long list of fieldwork hazards.
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As an archaeologist, Katarina loves having an outdoor and an indoor office. It’s not everyone who finds two perfectly preserved Roman boats in their outdoor office though …
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Abby took a gamble and applied for archaeology at university. Since then, she says she has learnt so much from so many different subfields of the discipline; from what gives glass its colour, to the effect of sea level rise on Aboriginal cultural heritage sites.
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Emily introduces us to spatial syntax, a concept that can be used to understand patterns of movement and encounter. it’s a fascinating insight into one of the many ways that archaeologists find meaning in material culture.
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Lauren was inspired by a child by the amazing discoveries of archaeologists. Now she is an archaeologist herself, she finds that she loves getting to see pieces of the everyday lives of people instead, things that have not been written about in the history books.
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Leah finds that every day is different as an archaeologist. She is constantly learning … and she loves it!
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Eva is following her passion for science and the past through PhD research, involving the identification of use marks on Australian boomerangs - in particular, use marks suggesting the use of boomerangs for shaping stone tools.
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Jasmine’s early interest in history led her to archaeology, as a hands-on way of finding about the past. One of her most intriguing discoveries has been above ground - finding the standing remains of a 19th century building that had been incorporated into a later factory.
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Amanda’s story finally answers the nature or nurture question: she has always wanted to be an archaeologist, and here she is! She has worked all over NSW, over many years, and only been involved in a whole-of-team food poisoning incident once. Those are good odds.
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