National Archaeology Week 2023

Save the date and watch this space for the ASHA 2023 National Archaeology Week events.

Archaeology and World Heritage at the ICOMOS General Assembly

Online

External event presented by National Archaeology Week (NAW) in partnership with Australia ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites). What are the key issues driving change for archaeology and World Heritage? 'Heritage Changes' is the theme of the ICOMOS General Assembly and Scientific Symposium (GA2023) to be held in Sydney from 1-9 September 2023. It […]

Sludge: An Environmental History of Water and the Gold Rush

Online

External event presented by National Archaeology Week (NAW) in partnership with the Royal Australian Historical Society. Rivers are cultural artefacts transformed by human intervention. In Australia a significant influence on rivers has been the effect of mining. Miners dammed and diverted rivers for water supply and then choked them with the sand, gravel and silt […]

Desert People: Australian Perspectives

Online

External event presented by National Archaeology Week (NAW) in partnership with the Australian Archaeological Association. In this talk Peter Veth outlines his current research to identify and profile the early and successful settlement of the Australian deserts. He presents new data and evidence from sites located in the vast north-west rangelands extending from Ningaloo, through […]

Sydney Historical Archaeology Practitioners Workshop

Marrickville Library and Pavilion Marrickville Library and Pavilion, 313 Marrickville Road, Marrickville, NSW, Australia

Artefact Heritage Services is proud to host the latest edition of SHAP - the Sydney Historical Archaeology Practitioners Workshop. The theme of the 2023 Sydney Historical Archaeology Practitioners workshop is ‘Something New’ - recent historical archaeological discoveries and innovations. A dynamic program of speakers is currently being curated featuring heritage professionals from both government and […]

Discover Archaeology Week

Ashfield Town Hall 260 Liverpool Road, Ashfield, NSW, Australia

Discover Archaeology Week Discover more about Inner West archaeologists and their work as part of the 2023 Heritage Festival. Presented by Inner West Council Library and History in partnership with the Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology and the Australian Association of Consulting Archaeologists Inc. Curious to discover what archaeologists do, where they work and what […]

Rookwood Tour for National Archaeology Week – 28 May 2023

Jewish Holocaust Memorial (Martyrs Memorial) Necropolis Circuit, Rookwood, NSW, Australia

Join the Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology (ASHA) on a free walking tour of Rookwood Necropolis led by Archaeologist, Dr Siobhan Lavelle OAM, on 28 May 2023 as part of National Archaeology Week (NAW) 2023. If you attended the NAW 2022 Rookwood tour, please feel free to come again, as we will be touring a […]

National Archaeology Week

National Archaeology Week is 19-25 May 2024. For further details see the website www.archaeologyweek.com

NAW National Webinar Series and ASHA Seminar Series 2024 – Characterising Mine Wastes as Archaeological Landscapes

Online

A free online seminar hosted by the Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology (ASHA) as part of the 2024 National Webinar Series, presented in partnership with National Archaeology Week 2024.  ASHA's second 2024 online seminar will be during National Archaeology Week (NAW) 2024. The seminar will be on Characterising Mine Wastes as Archaeological Landscapes, presented by […]