ASHA-CAS Maritime Contact Art Symposium

A joint half-day event with the Canberra Archaeological Society and ASHA will be held at the National Museum of Australia, Canberra, on Saturday 14 April 2018 in ACT Region Heritage Week. Speakers will include Professor Sue O’Connor (ANU), Dr Mike Pearson AO, Professor June Ross (UNE), Dr Tristen Jones (ANU) and Dr Duncan Wright (ANU). […]

ASHA Workshop 1– Technical & Research Skills

This workshop is being organised by the Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology with the support of Australia ICOMOS and the Heritage Division, Office of Environment and Heritage. The venue is provided courtesy of Property NSW.Historical documents: maps, plans and imagesThis session will:look at how and why we do Land Titles research in archaeology.involve an online […]

Archaeology in the Pub – May 2018

ASHA is teaming up with ArchSoc at Sydney University, and the Archaeology Society at Macquarie University, during National Archaeology Week for the next Archaeology in the Pub event. This is a perfect opportunity for subbies and consultants to meet students they may be working with in the next few years and for archaeology students to […]

ASHA Reading Group: Archaeology under late capitalism

The next ASHA reading group is being hosted by Dr James Flexner at the University of Sydney and will be held on the 14th June. This is a semi-regular (quarterly) opportunity to catch-up with other historical archaeologists and discuss themes of interest.FacilitatorDr James FlexnerLecturer in Historical Archaeology and HeritageUniversity of SydneyTopicArchaeology under late capitalismLocation and […]

ASHA Reading Group – Cultural Landscapes

The next ASHA reading group is being hosted by Dr Iain Stuart at the offices of GML Heritage and will be held on the 16th August. This is a semi-regular (quarterly) opportunity to catch-up with other historical archaeologists and discuss themes of interest.FacilitatorDr Iain StuartJCIS ConsultantsTopicCultural LandscapesLocation and TimeGML HeritageLevel 6, 372 Elizabeth Street, Surry […]

Archaeology in the Pub – August 2018

Want to meet consultants and archaeologists working on sites in Sydney and surrounding areas? Want to know more about is it like working as an archaeologist? Every three months ASHA hosts an informal get together to discuss archaeology in Sydney and workshop problems consultants are facing in the industry. Each session is based on a […]

ASHA/AIMA 2018 CONFERENCE TOURS

FREE ARCHAEOLOGICAL WALKING TOUR OF PARRAMATTAJoin Dr Siobhan Lavelle for this free tour. From 12 noon to 3:30pm Wednesday. Register your interest now - details of meeting point to be released soon.FREE TOUR OF THE PARRAMATTA HERITAGE CENTRE COLLECTIONS (PARRAMATTA)An opportunity to look at a legacy collection and interesting artefacts from early Parramatta, as well […]

2018 ASHA Conference Artefact Workshop

These workshops will be held at the UNE Parramatta Campus. These will be run by highly-experienced, Sydney-based artefact specialists. Similar events have proved popular in the past. Registration for individual sessions is possible. Members $50 for a single session, $80 for both sessions. Discounted rates for students. Lunch not included. Registerhere.

2018 ASHA/AIMA Joint Conference

The 2018 ASHA Conference is being hosted by Professor Martin Gibbs at the UNE Campus Parramatta. It is a joint conference withAIMA.Pre-conference meetings, workshops and a welcome reception will be held on Wednesday 26 September. The conference sessions will be held on 27 and 28 September.

2018 ASHA Annual General Meeting

Notice of the 2018 Annual General Meeting of the Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology Inc.To be held onThursday 27 September 2018 at 3.00pmatUNE Campus,211 Church St,Parramatta, NSWPlease [email protected] you have items for the AGM agenda.AGM AgendaA draft agenda for the 2018 ASHA Annual General Meeting can be downloadedhere.Annual ReportsMembers are strongly encouraged to read annual […]

ASHA reading group (Sydney)

The next ASHA Sydney reading group will be held on Thursday evening, 14 March. However for the first timeyou can attend onlinevia Zoom Meeting.The topic will be the most recent volume of the ASHA journal -Australasian Historical Archaeology. Current members can download copies of all the articles in the journal via theASHA website.Thank you to […]

The Best of Industrial Heritage in Western Australia

This is a joint event with our friends at AICOMOS, AACAI and Heritage Perth - please register your interest as soon as possible.SPEAKERSGreg Meachamis technical manager at Timber Insight and will present us Restoring Australia’s largest gold mining timber head-frame.Marc Beattieis an Associate in element’s heritage team and will present us Power for the People: […]