The AustArchAssoc & ASHA Inc are hosting a Christmas party for Victorian members!

Free to register (members only)

Held on Fri., 16 December 2022, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm @ the Carlton Club (Melbourne CBD)

eventbrite.com.au/e/archaeologis…

📢 Job alert!

The Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation is hiring for 3 roles in their cultural heritage team ...

seek.com.au/job/59375902?t…

Thank you! Love our little crew!

Great Australian archaeologist Mike Smith died in Canberra on October 16.

'He was a warm, witty, generous and deeply learned scholar and scientist whose research ... changed the way Australians understand the recent and deep past of their continent.'

canberratimes.com.au/story/7963740/…

For Cassius.
My The Sydney Morning Herald cartoon.

'In a find of international significance, on Norfolk Island ... scientists from the Australian Museum and University of Sydney ... unearthed axe-like tools thought to have been fashioned by Polynesian mariners hundreds of years ago.' via Australian Geographic

australiangeographic.com.au/news/2022/10/a…

'The boab trees of the remote Tanami desert are carved with centuries of Indigenous history – and they’re under threat'

recent #archaeology research via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

theconversation.com/the-boab-trees…

Professor Sue O’Connor, from ANU CHL, said many of the carved trees are already several hundreds of years old and there is some urgency to produce high-quality recordings before these remarkable heritage trees die. 4/12

📷: Thomas Baines' painting of boab art from the 1850s

👇New Open Access paper featuring the results of a recent project investigating Indigenous carved boab trees in NW Australia

'A new study into the multipurpose uses of boomerangs has highlighted the hardwood objects were used to shape the edges of stone tools used by Australian Indigenous communities.'

news.griffith.edu.au/2022/08/17/woo…

'Experts say Indigenous heritage laws need to branch out to more culturally significant trees' via ABC News

abc.net.au/news/2022-08-2…

The exhibition brings together First Nations communities, cutting-edge archaeological research, advanced visual technology & historic museum collections to highlight a rich part of Queensland’s cultural history. It's a must-see if you're in Brisbane! qm.qld.gov.au/Events+and+Exh…

Shipworms Are Eating a Wreck That Could Be Captain Cook’s ‘Endeavour’ via Smithsonian Magazine

smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/shi…

Come and work at Wurundjeri Aboriginal Corporation as a Heritage Advisor/Archaeologist! Job alert 🚨

Link: seek.com.au/job/58107160?t…

#archaeology #culturalheritage

'A remarkable slice of historic Melbourne is being unearthed at a construction site in the heart of the CBD – with the remains of homes from the 1800s believed to have been discovered.' via CBD News

cbdnews.com.au/archaeologists…

What is an Acknowledgement of Country and how is it different to a Welcome to Country? theconversation.com/what-is-an-ack… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

'A team of archaeologists has uncovered relics from a long-gone prison and asylum at Yarra Bend Park' via Victorian Government

delivering.vic.gov.au/news/latest-ne…

📢 Ecology and Heritage Partners Pty Ltd are looking for senior and mid-level heritage advisors / archaeologists. For details, follow the link below 👇

nrmjobs.com.au/jobs/2022/2001…

Seminar at La Trobe University Archaeology this week 👇

'The John Curtin hotel in Melbourne could be saved from redevelopment after the state heritage agency recommended it be included on the Victorian heritage register due to its cultural and historical significance.' via the The Guardian

theguardian.com/australia-news…