Archaeology – WA Seminar

This is a joint event with our friends at AICOMOS, AACAI and Heritage Perth. Save the date - further details to come.WHENTuesday 3 Decemberst, from 5:30-8pm (Note: Doors from the lobby will close at 6pm.WHEREElement’s Boardroom - Parmelia Hilton Level 19, 191 St Georges Tce., Perth

ASHA reading group (Sydney) February 2020

The ASHA Reading Group is back for 2020!After the roaring success of last year's AHA Journal event, we're kicking off the year with a recap of the wonderful articles in the most recent addition of AHA. Best of all - we're doing it with the power of the internet! While we will be hosting a […]

National Archaeology Week 2020

National Archaeology Week this year runs from Sunday 17 to Saturday 23 May. Coordinated by a team of volunteers NAW associated events are planned across Australia. Seehttp://www.archaeologyweek.org/for more details!

ASHA’s 50 Sites, 50 Stories Initiative

To celebrate the Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology's 50th year in 2020, we are collecting stories about important historical archaeological sites from the Australasian region. Nominations are open to everyone so if you know of an important terrestrial, maritime or other site, and it meets our criteria, then we would love you to nominate.The 50 […]

Shut Up and Write!

Hosted by ASHA and AACAI (NSW / ACT Chapter)Do you have a niggling idea that needs writing up? Would a chat with some friends give you the push that you need? Join us for the inaugural ASHA and AACAI Shut Up and Write! We will start off with a quick introduction, then use the Pomodoro […]

2020 ASHA Conference – POSTPONED

2020 marks the 50th anniversary of the Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology. We had been looking forward to celebrating this momentous event with you all at the 2020 ASHA Conference. The conference organising team had already prepared an exciting schedule. However, due to COVID-19 the conference organisers, in consultation with the ASHA committee have decided […]

ASHA 50th Anniversary

26 November 2020 marks fifty years since the inaugural general meeting of ASHA at the University of Sydney. The physical distancing measures associated with COVID-19 have meant that planning for face-to-face celebrations remain on hold, however we have a growing number of online inititives to mark the occassion. Smaller physical events may be held later […]

2021 Online Conference

Recent events have brought about much change in the way society functions- individually, as a community, as a nation and globally. This year’s ASHA conference pivots towards this change with presentations in multiple formats and webinars streamed across Australasia and around the world. We will feature papers and sessions about transitions in the broadest sense, […]

ASHA 2021 Annual General Meeting

Date: Thursday, 21 October 2021 Time: 6:30 - 8:30pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time (Melbourne/Sydney/Canberra) Official Venue: Due to COVID-19 restrictions, this year's AGM will be an online event. A meeting link will be sent to all ASHA members closer to the date. The AGM Agenda can be viewed here. All annual reports can be viewed here (login required). Committee […]

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 […]

Landscapes of Production and Punishment – The archaeology of convict industry

Online

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

Free

CAS-ASHA Archaeology Symposium 2022

Peninsula Theatre National Museum of Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia

The annual CAS-ASHA Archaeology Symposium be held within the ACT and Region Heritage Festival as it has been in the past.  This year it will return to the National Museum of Australia and be held within the Peninsula Theatre with sponsorship from the NMA. The event will be themed with the Curiosity theme of this year’s […]