About ASHA

The Australian Society for Historical Archaeology was founded in 1970 to promote the study of historical archaeology in Australia. In 1991 the Society was extended to include New Zealand and the Asia-Pacific region generally, and its name was changed to the Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology.

The Society 's activities include public lectures, and an annual conference with papers presented by national and international speakers. It promotes the exchange of information and reference material relating to historical archaeology both in Australia and overseas. It publishes the ASHA Newsletter and the journal Australasian Historical Archaeology, which are distributed free of charge to members of the Society, as well as the Occasional Papers series and monographs.

ASHA is run by a Committee comprised of historical archaeologists from across Australia and New Zealand. The current Committee can be viewed by clicking here.

Membership is open to all those who are interested in historical archaeology, at both
professional and amateur levels.
The Society maintains links with other groups interested in Historical Archaeology.

The ASHA Constitution may be viewed here.