New Heritage Section – Environment Insitiute of Australia and New Zealand

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Members may be interested in the following announcement from the EIANZ. In November 2016, the Heritage Special Interest Section (Heritage SIS) was established following endorsement from the EIANZ Board. The purpose of the Heritage SIS is to: Develop and promote knowledge about this specialised area of environmental practice. Advance the professional standing and recognition of […]

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UPCOMING EVENT: In Conversation with Judy Birmingham

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Associate Professor Judy Birmingham is a significant figure in the history of archaeology in Australia. She studied at the Institute of Archaeology in London under Sir Max Mallowan and undertook extensive fieldwork in the Middle East, Cyprus, Greece and Britain with some of the most famous and fascinating figures of 20th century archaeology. Beginning with

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ASHA NEWS: 2017 Conference Announcement

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Interpretation Australia and Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology are pleased to announce their joint 2017 conference: “Travelling Stories: connecting people and landscapes”. The conference aims to pull together folk with the ultimate aim of creating a greater understanding for all of the environments in which we live. This will be a conference with a difference,

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CALL FOR PAPERS: SHAP 2017

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AACAI NSW are pleased to present the Sydney Historical Archaeology Practitioner’s Workshop (SHAP) as part of National Archaeology Week 2017. The one day workshop is an opportunity for practitioners, students and those interested in historical archaeology to explore best practice, innovations and technology as well as recent historical archaeology projects in NSW. While we have

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UPCOMING EVENT: History Matters

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The Melbourne Free University is running a series of lectures entitled ‘History Matters’. The lectures run from 6.30 – 8.00pm at The Alderman in Brunswick East.   Upcoming lectures include: 16 March – Susan Lawrence – Liquid gold: How controlling water made Victoria’s miners rich 23 March – Nadia Rhook – Speaking in grids: the

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UPCOMING EVENT: Diary of an Archaeologist

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A lecture presented by Richard Tuffin and David Roe, entitled ‘But did they wash behind their ears?: preliminary findings from the 2016 Penitentiary Ablutions archaeological excavation at Port Arthur’ will be presented on Wednesday 15 March, at 4.00pm. The lecture will be held at the University of New England (Large Lecture Theatre EM1, Natural Resources

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RESEARCH: Radiocarbon Dating Maori Pa

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This might be on the cusp (in terms of NZ timing) of what is considered Historical Archaeology, but ASHA readers may be interested in this new publication on using high resolution wigglematch radiocarbon dating. Palisade posts from a Waikato pa and construction were investigated, and were dated at 1768+-4 (95% probability). Article information and a

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EXCAVATIONS: Parramatta, NSW

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Historical and Contact Archaeology in North Parramatta A site currently being excavated in North Parramatta, New South Wales has found evidence of contact between European and local Indigenous peoples in fragments of glass. The excavators have also discovered evidence of leisure and ornamentation of the residents of the previous institutions located on the site. For

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