John McCarthy
@johnkmccarthy.bsky.social
Lecturer in Maritime Archaeology at Flinders University
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Rain pouring on battered tents. Water rising everywhere. Mattresses, blankets, and clothes soaked through in minutes.
This is the reality for over 900,000 Palestinians who the Israeli military’s genocidal campaign in Gaza has displaced from their homes.
This is the reality for over 900,000 Palestinians who the Israeli military’s genocidal campaign in Gaza has displaced from their homes.
November 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Rain pouring on battered tents. Water rising everywhere. Mattresses, blankets, and clothes soaked through in minutes.
This is the reality for over 900,000 Palestinians who the Israeli military’s genocidal campaign in Gaza has displaced from their homes.
This is the reality for over 900,000 Palestinians who the Israeli military’s genocidal campaign in Gaza has displaced from their homes.
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September 8, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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Guest lecture for our Digital Pasts topic on #machinelearning for archaeology with the talented Dr Jarrad Kowlessar
August 25, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Guest lecture for our Digital Pasts topic on #machinelearning for archaeology with the talented Dr Jarrad Kowlessar
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ARC2214 Europe Before Europe starts next week! Taught by @erinsebo.bsky.social, @johnkmccarthy.bsky.social, @janaanvari.bsky.social, Chelsea Wiseman, and @danclaggett.bsky.social
July 21, 2025 at 7:52 AM
ARC2214 Europe Before Europe starts next week! Taught by @erinsebo.bsky.social, @johnkmccarthy.bsky.social, @janaanvari.bsky.social, Chelsea Wiseman, and @danclaggett.bsky.social
The TV coverage of our recent work with the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation. I'm really happy with it, although it does incorrectly state that I led the research since 2019, when it was @Jon_Benjamin and the DHSC team (deephistoryofseacountry.com) youtu.be/Ags54zpnG6A?...
Discover an underwater frontier of submerged heritage sites | Landline | ABC Australia
YouTube video by ABC Australia
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July 21, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The TV coverage of our recent work with the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation. I'm really happy with it, although it does incorrectly state that I led the research since 2019, when it was @Jon_Benjamin and the DHSC team (deephistoryofseacountry.com) youtu.be/Ags54zpnG6A?...
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Their Old People sang of a place lost beneath the waves. Now it’s found.
Another fantastic achievement of the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation collaborating with our Deep History of Sea Country project.
Congratulations @johnkmccarthy.bsky.social for leading this.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
Another fantastic achievement of the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation collaborating with our Deep History of Sea Country project.
Congratulations @johnkmccarthy.bsky.social for leading this.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
Their old people sang of a place lost beneath the waves. Now it's found
For years, researchers have been trying to find ancient artefacts sitting on the ocean floor. Now they have brought in Indigenous rangers to help.
www.abc.net.au
July 20, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Their Old People sang of a place lost beneath the waves. Now it’s found.
Another fantastic achievement of the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation collaborating with our Deep History of Sea Country project.
Congratulations @johnkmccarthy.bsky.social for leading this.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
Another fantastic achievement of the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation collaborating with our Deep History of Sea Country project.
Congratulations @johnkmccarthy.bsky.social for leading this.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
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SUNDAY LISTEN 🎧 Our new First Nations figurehead: who was she? Matt Poll, Manager of Indigenous Programs, talks to Awaye on ABC Radio National about this rare 19th-century ship's figurehead.
www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/awaye/unravelling-a-19th-century-maritime-mystery/105490936
#FirstNations
www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/awaye/unravelling-a-19th-century-maritime-mystery/105490936
#FirstNations
July 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
SUNDAY LISTEN 🎧 Our new First Nations figurehead: who was she? Matt Poll, Manager of Indigenous Programs, talks to Awaye on ABC Radio National about this rare 19th-century ship's figurehead.
www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/awaye/unravelling-a-19th-century-maritime-mystery/105490936
#FirstNations
www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/awaye/unravelling-a-19th-century-maritime-mystery/105490936
#FirstNations
AIMA-sponsored Maritime Archaeology session co-convened with @sea-greeny.bsky.social for #wac10 is all complete! We had a great time and thanks to all presenters! 🔱
June 26, 2025 at 8:33 AM
AIMA-sponsored Maritime Archaeology session co-convened with @sea-greeny.bsky.social for #wac10 is all complete! We had a great time and thanks to all presenters! 🔱
Important case study at #WAC10 from Ralph Behr (Wessex/Trident Archéologie) on archaeological mitigation demonstrating work on densely distributed submerged landscape sites and an early 18th-century wreck in the Baltic Sea ⚓🛠️ Excavation, 3D documentation & redeposition #MaritimeArchaeology
June 26, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Important case study at #WAC10 from Ralph Behr (Wessex/Trident Archéologie) on archaeological mitigation demonstrating work on densely distributed submerged landscape sites and an early 18th-century wreck in the Baltic Sea ⚓🛠️ Excavation, 3D documentation & redeposition #MaritimeArchaeology
Important insights from Carlos del Cairo Hurtado & Jesús Aldana Mendoza at #WAC10 on deep-sea heritage: the San José Galleon. 🏴☠️⚓ How can we safeguard its archaeological context from natural & human impacts? A crucial interdisciplinary challenge. #MaritimeArchaeology #WAC2025 @sea-greeny.bsky.social
June 26, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Important insights from Carlos del Cairo Hurtado & Jesús Aldana Mendoza at #WAC10 on deep-sea heritage: the San José Galleon. 🏴☠️⚓ How can we safeguard its archaeological context from natural & human impacts? A crucial interdisciplinary challenge. #MaritimeArchaeology #WAC2025 @sea-greeny.bsky.social
📊 Weile Li (Univ. of Hong Kong) presents a structured analysis of shipwrecks in East & SE Asia (7th–13th C) using database frameworks, typologies & regression analysis. Ambitious quant meets deep time. #WAC10 #MaritimeArchaeology #ShipwreckStudies
June 26, 2025 at 6:22 AM
📊 Weile Li (Univ. of Hong Kong) presents a structured analysis of shipwrecks in East & SE Asia (7th–13th C) using database frameworks, typologies & regression analysis. Ambitious quant meets deep time. #WAC10 #MaritimeArchaeology #ShipwreckStudies
Ian McCann & team explore Quang Ngai’s pre-modern maritime past through shipwrecks, citadels & ceramics 🇻🇳🌊 Supported by a KAKEN grant & strong JP-VN collaboration. #MaritimeArchaeology #WAC2025
June 26, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Ian McCann & team explore Quang Ngai’s pre-modern maritime past through shipwrecks, citadels & ceramics 🇻🇳🌊 Supported by a KAKEN grant & strong JP-VN collaboration. #MaritimeArchaeology #WAC2025
At #WAC10, Mauro Frontini and team virtually presented their methodology for reconstructing historical maritime structures—using Aegina’s ancient harbor (Greece) as a case study. ⚓🏛️ #MaritimeArchaeology #WAC2025
June 26, 2025 at 4:55 AM
At #WAC10, Mauro Frontini and team virtually presented their methodology for reconstructing historical maritime structures—using Aegina’s ancient harbor (Greece) as a case study. ⚓🏛️ #MaritimeArchaeology #WAC2025
Fascinating talk at #WAC10 by Sumit Kumar Pandey (Kongunadu College of Engineering & Technology) on the Chola Kingdom’s far-reaching influence on maritime archaeology. 🌊⚓ A powerful reminder of South Asia’s seafaring past! #MaritimeArchaeology #WAC2025
June 26, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Fascinating talk at #WAC10 by Sumit Kumar Pandey (Kongunadu College of Engineering & Technology) on the Chola Kingdom’s far-reaching influence on maritime archaeology. 🌊⚓ A powerful reminder of South Asia’s seafaring past! #MaritimeArchaeology #WAC2025
Kicking off the WWII maritime archaeology session with Dr Fiona Earl of the Northern Territory Heritage Branch on the recent discovery of a Bristol Beaufort aircraft in the NT #WAC10
June 26, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Kicking off the WWII maritime archaeology session with Dr Fiona Earl of the Northern Territory Heritage Branch on the recent discovery of a Bristol Beaufort aircraft in the NT #WAC10
Flinders Maritime Archaeology program @flindersmap.bsky.social recent graduate Sasha Joura on her community archaeology Masters research in Rakiura/Stewart Island, New Zealand #WAC10
June 25, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Flinders Maritime Archaeology program @flindersmap.bsky.social recent graduate Sasha Joura on her community archaeology Masters research in Rakiura/Stewart Island, New Zealand #WAC10
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⚓️ 🌊 Today’s the day - our Global Approaches to Maritime Archaeology session is on all day in DFL1.11. We’ve got shipwrecky books for sale and free nautical-themed tattoos courtesy of AIMA, plus sessions on community, WWII, ports and harbours, and wrecks! #WAC10 🌊⚓️
June 25, 2025 at 10:08 PM
⚓️ 🌊 Today’s the day - our Global Approaches to Maritime Archaeology session is on all day in DFL1.11. We’ve got shipwrecky books for sale and free nautical-themed tattoos courtesy of AIMA, plus sessions on community, WWII, ports and harbours, and wrecks! #WAC10 🌊⚓️
Dr Bill Jeffrey of the University of Guam opens the AIMA-sponsored Maritime Archaeology session at #WAC10 with a talk on #communityarchaeology for maritime heritage in Micronesia
June 25, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Dr Bill Jeffrey of the University of Guam opens the AIMA-sponsored Maritime Archaeology session at #WAC10 with a talk on #communityarchaeology for maritime heritage in Micronesia
Professor Geoff Bailey of @flindersmap.bsky.social and @yorkuniversity.bsky.social on global submerged landscapes at #wac10
June 23, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Professor Geoff Bailey of @flindersmap.bsky.social and @yorkuniversity.bsky.social on global submerged landscapes at #wac10