Victoria Unearthed: updated with more data and better usability. Victoria Unearthed is an easy to use interactive map which brings together environmental and historical information. It has been developed by the Department of Environment, Land Water and Planning (DELWP) and Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) to help users investigate potential and existing contamination of land […]
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The team at ASHA HQ decided to try something a little different for National Archaeology Week this year, by testing our member’s knowledge of their field. With assistance from the Big Dig Archaeology Education Centre, ASHA hosted a classic ‘Pub Quiz’ style trivia night for our Sydney contingent. Content for the evening was provided by
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Each year, the National Trust of Australia (Queensland) awards outstanding projects and people that demonstrate excellence in the protection, conservation and celebration of Queensland’s environmental, built and cultural heritage. The National Trust annual Queensland Heritage Awards are a prestigious acknowledgment of the quality of heritage work that is carried out across the State. The Awards
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When you hear the words ‘cultural landscapes’ what comes to mind? This is what comes to my mind most readily Perhaps because this is what I first thought of as a landscape. When you think of landscape artists – John Constable, Fredrick McCubbin, Sidney Nolan, Condrad Martens and of course Fred Williams (landscape with a
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This very successful event was held on the morning of 4 May 2019 within the Canberra and Region Heritage Festival. It was the second such symposium partnered with the Canberra Archaeological Society (CAS) – a body established in 1963 (prior to ASHA) to provide a forum for academics, students and members of the public on
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The next ASHA Sydney reading group will be held on Thursday evening, 14 March. However, for the first time you can attend online via Zoom Meeting. This will be particularly useful for ASHA members who live outside of Sydney but who want to join in the conversation. The topic will be the articles in most
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There is an event coming up this March. This is a joint event with our friends at AICOMOS, AACAI and Heritage Perth – please register your interest as soon as possible. Would be great to see a large ASHA turnout! There will be three great presentations. Greg Meacham is technical manager at Timber Insight and
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On 26 September 2018, ASHA held a workshop on Artefact Identification and Analysis as part of the 2018 ASHA/AIMA Conference in Parramatta. There was a good turnout of members, students and non-members with 25 attending each session. Specialists talked on the artefact categories that are often, if not always, found during excavations. These categories also
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Volume 36 of Australasian Historical Archaeology was mailed to members in January. The issue is the first of the new editorial team of Annie Clarke, Penny Crook, James Flexner and Sarah Hayes and showcases a range of papers on historical archaeology in Australia–Pacific region. The issue includes a fascinating review of the politicisation of Australian
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An interesting article from the ABC https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-17/ancient-rock-art-carvings-of-american-sailors-found-in-wa/10807596
Rock carvings made by American whalers discovered on north Australian coast Read More »
