ASHA Awards 2022 – Nominations close

The ASHA Awards are back in 2022 and again the ASHA Committee is looking to recognise recent achievements by the Australasian archaeological community through these awards.     Details of the 2022 program can be seen here. The ASHA Committee are asking the ASHA community to nominate reports, theses or projects for the following awards: R. Ian Jack […]

Discover Archaeology Week – Heritage Festival 2022

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

Discover more about Inner West archaeologists and their work as part of the 2022 Heritage Festival. Curious to discover what archaeologists do, where they work and what they find? Join local Inner West archaeologists in an exploratory display of artefacts including those from the recent excavation of Fenwick’s building in Balmain and the old Marrickville […]

Free

ASHA Archaeology Trivia Night

Online

The Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology (ASHA) will be hosting an online trivia night from 6pm-8pm (AEST) on Tuesday 17 May 2022 as part of National Archaeology Week (NAW) 2022. The event is open to ASHA members and non-members across Australasia who are studying, practice or have an interest in archaeology in Australasia. If you […]

Free

The historical archaeology of Australia’s place in the colonial Indian Ocean world and ASHA Archaeology Awards Winner Announcement

Online

Due to the success of the online Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology (ASHA) conference in 2021, ASHA will be hosting a series of bi-monthly online seminars in 2022 to showcase the great archaeological research currently being undertaken in Australia. The talks will run for 45 to 50 minutes, followed by a Q&A session. The seminars […]

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ASHA Victorian Members Social Event – Celebrating National Archaeology Week

The Royal Melbourne Hotel 629 Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Please join us at a social evening for ASHA Victorian members at part of National Archaeology Week. ASHA is supplying a range of grazing plates which include hot finger food, pizza and antipasto platters (gluten-free, vegan and vegetarian options can be easily organised, just notify [email protected]). You will be pleased to note that Happy Hour […]

Rookwood Tour for National Archaeology Week 2022

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, as part of National Archaeology Week 2022. Rookwood Rookwood Cemetery, or to use its formal name, the Necropolis (City of the Dead), forms its own suburb occupying almost 3 square kilometres between […]

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