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Australian Archaeological Association @austarchaeology.bsky.social · 39m

The next of the Flinders Archaeology Seminar Series will be Jesse De Nichilo presenting "An Object-Oriented Ontology Approach to Visualising the Tin Commodity Frontier of Perak, Malaysia, During the Age of Commerce 900-1650CE" at 3pm (Adelaide time) tomorrow teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi... /em

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Australian Archaeological Association @austarchaeology.bsky.social · 1d

The Friends of Australian Rock Art have filed a legal challenge to the Woodside’s North West Shelf extension, asserting the approval was invalid because it failed to properly take into consideration the economic and social harms that would result www.theguardian.com/environment/... /em #rockart

Two legal challenges to Woodside’s North West Shelf extension filed on environmental and cultural grounds

Australian Conservation Foundation and Friends of Australian Rock Art want Murray Watt’s decision to approve extension of LNG project in northern WA overturned

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Australian Archaeological Association @austarchaeology.bsky.social · 3d

Congratulations to the La Trobe University researchers who have secured more than $1M through the Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Indigenous scheme to investigate the role Yorta Yorta people played in the Goulburn Valley fruit-picking industry
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Study to trace Yorta Yorta role in fruit-picking trade

LA TROBE University researchers have secured more than $1M through the prestigious Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Indigenous scheme to investigate the role Yorta Yorta people played in…

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Australian Archaeological Association @austarchaeology.bsky.social · 3d

Storey & Ward Lawyers are running professional development seminars in Naarm, Melbourne, providing training and expertise in the area of Land Rights, Native Title, Indigenous Cultural Heritage, and associated legal and policy developments www.storeyward.com.au/training /em

Training | Storey & Ward

Understanding the implications of the regulatory and legislative environment requires a legal and policy team who work solely in these areas. Storey & Ward Lawyers provide thought leadership in the…

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Australian Archaeological Association @austarchaeology.bsky.social · 4d

The Forrest Research Foundation is offering up to five PhD Scholarships in 2026 to outstanding researchers from around the world to conduct paradigm-shifting research at any of Western Australia’s five universities. Applications are now open until 19 October 2025 forrestresearch.org.au/scholarships/

Scholarships - Forrest Research Foundation

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Australian Archaeological Association @austarchaeology.bsky.social · 4d

More than $3 million has been announced to better protect Australia’s First Nations cultural heritage values at existing World and National Heritage listed places ministers.pmc.gov.au/mccarthy/202... /em

More than $3 million to better protect Australia’s First Nations cultural heritage values | Ministers' media centre

The Albanese Government is delivering more than $3 million to better identify and protect First Nations cultural heritage values at existing World and National Heritage listed places.While many…

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Australian Archaeological Association @austarchaeology.bsky.social · 4d

National Trust awards recognise Canberra’s heritage citynews.com.au/2025/nationa... /em

National Trust awards recognise Canberra’s heritage | Canberra CityNews

The West Block Restoration in Parkes has won the Architecture and Built Conservation title in the 2025 National Trust ACT Heritage Awards.

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Australian Archaeological Association @austarchaeology.bsky.social · 5d

Macquarie Uni approves a curriculum restructure with significant changes to include a new Bachelor of History, offering majors in Ancient History, Modern History, Public History & Heritage, and Archaeology honisoit.com/2025/10/macq... /em

Macquarie Uni approves curriculum restructure – Honi Soit

Macquarie University (MQ) has approved several proposed changes to its Faculty of Arts curriculum to come into effect in 2026.

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Australian Archaeological Association @austarchaeology.bsky.social · 6d

👀 Get a sneak peek!
The draft program for AAA/AIMA2025 is now live. Plan your sessions, mark your highlights, and get excited. #AAA48
🗓️ View the program: www.aaaconference.com.au/program/

Program - AAA2025

Australian Encounters SymposiumWA Maritime Museum, Victoria Quay, Fremantle

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Australian Archaeological Association @austarchaeology.bsky.social · 7d

The next instalment of the Flinders Archaeology Seminar Series will be tomorrow with Dr Shinatria Adhityatama presenting (remotely) "The Lost World Beneath the Waves: Homo erectus and Fauna from Submerged Sundaland" @3pm (Adelaide time) teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...

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Australian Archaeological Association @austarchaeology.bsky.social · 8d

You may be interested in this new book by Australian anthropologist David Trigger which has a 50% discount until the end of October (TRIG1483) #anthropology www.berghahnbooks.com/title/Trigge... /em

Shared Country, Different Stories: An Anthropologist's Journey | Berghahn Books

Independent Publishing since 1994

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Australian Archaeological Association @austarchaeology.bsky.social · 9d

The Woodside case proves what we’ve long suspected: Australia’s ‘environment protection’ law does no such thing www.theguardian.com/environment/... /em

The Woodside case proves what we’ve long suspected: Australia’s ‘environment protection’ law does no such thing

Approval of the North West Shelf extension shows the purpose of the EPBC Act is to allow developments, not to protect and preserve

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Australian Archaeological Association @austarchaeology.bsky.social · 10d

The international FIRST® LEGO® League for children aged 4-16 has the current theme of archaeology! ANCATL have developed a resource pack for primary and secondary schools which can be downloaded from the AAA website (www.australianarchaeologicalassociation.com.au/educators/).

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Australian Archaeological Association @austarchaeology.bsky.social · 10d

When you think of the types of places that make it onto heritage listings, you probably imagine large Victorian houses or parliamentary buildings. But tucked away in Sydney is a most unexpected heritage-listed site: a cast-iron urinal www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10... /em

Sydney's heritage-listed urinal tells story of Australia's public loos

Tucked away at Dawes Point, under Sydney Harbour Bridge, is one of the city's most unexpected heritage-listed sites: a cast-iron urinal.

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Australian Archaeological Association @austarchaeology.bsky.social · 11d

Registration for the NSW Aboriginal Archaeology Future Forum is now open! The Forum will be held on Friday 24 October 2025 on Dharawal Country at the University of Wollongong, and streamed online. Please register here: events.humanitix.com/nsw-aborigin... /em #ozarch

NSW Aboriginal Archaeology Future Forum 2025

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Australian Archaeological Association @austarchaeology.bsky.social · 11d

The ABC Science Show speaks with archaeologist and PhD student Madeline Robinson, author of Photogrammetry for Archaeological Objects: A Manual – Sydney University Press www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... /em

Why archaeology matters - ABC listen

Archaeologist and PhD student Madeline Robinson challenges us to see the past as a story which continues today and involves us all.

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Australian Archaeological Association @austarchaeology.bsky.social · 12d

The 2025 AICCM National Conference Program is now officially live!
▪ 12–14 November 2025
▪ State Library of Queensland, Kurilpa/South Brisbane + Online

AICCM Conference 2025 - Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Material

conference design by ingeousstudios.com More than Materials: Collaborative Approaches in Cultural Heritage Conservation

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Australian Archaeological Association @austarchaeology.bsky.social · 13d

The AACAI NSW/ACT Chapter invites you to a day of professional development in stone artefact identification and analysis, hosted by Heritage Now and presented by Dr Trudy Doelman. All welcome! More information and registration here: events.humanitix.com/stone-artefa... /em #ozarch

Stone Artefact Identification & Analysis Workshops: AACAI NSW

AACAI NSW presents two stone artefact workshops in identification & analysis. Attend Part 1, Part 2, or both.

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Australian Archaeological Association @austarchaeology.bsky.social · 14d

South Australia has adopted the Inter-War Housing Heritage code amendment giving heritage protections to 20 rare homes and an area in Heathpool that reflects the zone’s history from the 1920s to the 1940s www.indailysa.com.au/citymag/desi... /em

New era of SA houses win tough heritage protection - CityMag | InDaily, Inside South Australia

Do you own one of the homes across Adelaide covered by tough new protection against bulldozers? See pictures of some of the houses.

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Australian Archaeological Association @austarchaeology.bsky.social · 15d

All are invited to the 1-day Australian Encounters Symposium: 1000 Years of Australian History at the WA Maritime Museum in Fremantle on Monday, Dec 1 www.eventbrite.com.au/e/australian... /em

Australian Encounters

A one-day workshop exploring the diverse histories of encounter across Australasia.

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Australian Archaeological Association @austarchaeology.bsky.social · 15d

A reminder that early bird registration for the AAA/AIMA 2025 conference in Freemantle in December closes today, get in quick! www.aaaconference.com.au #AAA48

AAA / AIMA 2025 | 2-5 December 2025

The AAA / AIMA Joint Conference 2025 | It's About Time

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Australian Archaeological Association @austarchaeology.bsky.social · 15d

A reminder that nominations for the four Australian Archaeological Association Inc. Awards close today! Nominations are to be addressed to the President at: [email protected]

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Australian Archaeological Association @austarchaeology.bsky.social · 18d

DCCEEW are seek expressions of interest (EOI) from people and businesses to provide reporting, consultation and mediation services as needed under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 (ATSIHP Act) www.dcceew.gov.au/about/news/s... /em

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Australian Archaeological Association @austarchaeology.bsky.social · 19d

Life on Aboriginal reserve remembered by Carnarvon traditional owners www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09... /em

New documentary explores complex history of life in town's Aboriginal reserve

In 1975, an anthropologist wrote his thesis on Carnarvon's rich Aboriginal reserve. Decades later, traditional owners revisit the work to contribute to "big truth-telling" documentary.

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Australian Archaeological Association @austarchaeology.bsky.social · 20d

You may be interested in this short opinion piece "Heritage at risk: Australia’s struggle to protect its historic buildings" www.architectureanddesign.com.au/editorial/in... /em

Australia’s struggle to protect its historic buildings | Architecture & Design

One striking example of heritage protection failing to prevent demolition is the case of Willow Grove in Parramatta, a 19th-century Italianate villa. Despite strong community opposition, including…

www.architectureanddesign.com.au